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who ruled ^^from Humher westioardj^ and that when Octa and 
Eosa ravaged the northern country of Britain, coming from 
Scotland, Alclud is spoken of as after York. We then find a 
remarkable British fort still in existence, neighbouring to 
Conisbro, bearing the same name as Alclud anglicised into 
Clifton, and lying under Crookhill or " Craghill," as, spite of 
the spelling, it is still called in the dialect of the people. 
The British Alclud was surely at or near some great ford 
(this British encampment at Clifton overlooks the great 
Strata-ford or Strafford sands, from whence our wapentake of 
Strafford takes its name), for Taliesin, in his song of the 
winds, records Owen's defence of the flocks and herds of his 
province, and mentions his battle at the "ford of Alclud." 
It may be said that the Alclud of Bede seems to have been 
elsewhere, granted that it may be so ; there are two Chalons 
in France, and it would be just as sensible to insist therefore 
that it was to Chalons sur Saone and not the neighbouring 
Chalons sur Mame that McMahon retreated to when worsted 
at Woerth. The one battle was fought not far from the 
Marne, the other not far from the Don, and that fixes the 
locality. As there are Cliftons many, so there might be 
Alcluds many, just as there are still numerous names in 
Scotland into which enter the composition of Creag or Crag. 
In that interesting and well-written guide book, which 
I wish was on the table of every Yorkshireman, "Walks 
in Yorkshire," by D. S. Banks (see pp. 269 and 233) :— 
The country all around Egton Bridge is especially fine. 
The British village at the grange, lying in a corner, 
on the moor top, above the village of Delves and between 
east and west Arncliffe wood, has a like extensive pros- 
pect. The site of this, marked '2)its ' on the Ordnance map, 
and the road to it are fenced from the surrounding 
land. The enclosure may be said to represent roughly a 
figure of 8 with the centre line removed and two slits in 
