Of the many places associated with King Arthur, Cornish Tintagel or Glastonbury Tor spring to mind. But what these places lack in archaeological evidence is compensated by fiction and the lure of the tourist pound (250,000 visitors pay to enter Tintagel Castle annually.) Cumbria also has its fair share of sites affiliated with the name…
Brampton Old Church
Brampton is surrounded by ancient history. Just over a mile to the east of modern-day Brampton stands the surviving nave of Brampton Old Church, perched on a sandstone bluff overlooking a sweep of the River Irthing. Its strategic position was recognised by the Roman Army whose ‘stone road’ or Stanegate ran below the bluff at…