S 26 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 



ftrect ; very fair for a confiderable length in a paflure by the road- 

 fide above the hill. 



On the fouth fide of the rivulet, by the caufway, is a bank of 

 wood belonging to the vicarage of Hart bunt, cut into many 

 agreeable walks. On the edge of the rivulet is a grotto, cut 

 out of a rock. Some pleafing objects are let in here and there 

 through the trees, the Latebre dukes (x) ; as a falling dream, the 

 gothic Tower and the church at Hartburn, the rocks by Thurfton- 

 wells, and Mr. Swinburn's feat of Long Witton. This romantic fo- 

 litude was formed by the prefent incumbent, the Rev. Dr. Sharp, 

 archdeacon of Northumberland. 



We now pafs on from Rotheley to Hartcrton-burn, crofled by a 

 new Hone-bridge of one arch, and come to 



Camhoe (y), i. e. the camp or fort on the hill, which was the 

 villa and feat of Sir Ruben de Camhoe, high flieriff of Northum- 

 berland, 28, 29, 30 K. Henry III (z). It is now in the pofTeffion of 

 Sir Walter Calverley Blacket, Bart. It is a fmall, well built, pleafant 

 villa, with gardens and enclofures before it on gradual flopes, 

 and a profpect from it of the fea. 



Near a mile from Camhoe, is 



Walling ton, one of the manours of the Barony of Bolbeck, (a), 

 of which it was .held by John Grey, commonly called John de 



n 



. (x) Her. Epift. 16. 



(y) Camhow. 

 Camhoe. 



(z) Efcaet. de annis 28, 29, 30 Hen. III. y a ) See Selbetk. 



