162 Plan of the Grounds 



two streams meet, called Craig-Lough, and Brookey Burn. 

 These, after being united, take the name of Chinely Burn, as 

 above stated ; and this burn runs down the west side of the 

 holme, past the foot of a steep green bank, on a level area, at 

 the top of which is a famous Roman station, called Vindolana, 

 having a rapid declivity to the water on the north and east sides. 

 The cottage is wholly built of the stones from this ancient station, 

 and without any dressing tool being applied to them. The burn, 

 after leaving the foot of this station, continues on a southerly 

 direction ; when, suddenly turning eastward, it approaches the 

 house, and, just opposite to it, forms a beautiful natural cascade, 

 which is seen to great advantage from some of the principal 

 windows. It here turns at right angles, and runs southwards, 

 down the west side of the grounds, over a complete bed of 

 shelving rocks, and under a rustic bridge at the south extremity; 

 and, a short way below, it is turned aside westward by a very 

 high rock, which is crowned with hanging woods, and produces 

 a fine effect viewed from the house. On the east and south-east 

 rises, with rapid ascent, Borcum Hill, the lower part of which 

 is covered with hanging woods, with here and there the strata of 

 sandstone cliffs protruding. The top of this hill is covered with 

 heath, and there is a pillar of stone at the highest point. On 

 the west side of the burn, there is a gentle swelling hill, which 

 gradually rises to the north-west, where it joins the Roman 

 station. Looking north over the holme, the view is tame, 

 barren, and uninteresting, and only presents a very few clumps 

 of hazel and hawthorn. 



The house {Jig- Q9. a) is situated on an eminence on the 

 west side of the grounds, immediately opposite the cascade and 

 the turn of the water. The whole of the enclosed ground has 

 a considerable descent southward ; and, previous to operations 

 being commenced on it, it was very uneven. From the elevated 

 situation of the house, and the quick descent from it, it became 

 necessary to make a considerable terrace {b) on the south side, to 

 give ease and facility to the approach and walk round the house, 

 and which is continued quite through to the east side, where it 

 turns into the walk. Below this is another terrace (c), which also 

 leads into the same walk, and upon which are clumps of American 

 plants {(1). This is divided from the kitchen-garden by a narrow 

 belt of shrubs ; from which a border [e) has a considerable incli- 

 nation to thewalk. Thegarden {f) inclines rapidly to the southern 

 extremity, and is only intended to produce common vegetables, 

 and the commoner fruits j as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, 

 strawberries, and a ?e\v standard apples and pears, which were 

 supplied by a neighbouring jobbing gardener, who assisted in 

 the work, and who is afterwards to keep the place in order by 

 poming to work at stated intervals. To enumerate the kinds of 



