- Lanercost
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of
Cumbria ,England . This settlement is known for the presence of theLanercost Priory and its proximity toHadrian's Wall .History
Nearby Hadrian's Wall, the most important Roman monument in Britain, is located approximately one kilometre north of Lanercost Priory. [ [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13795 Official English Heritage website] ] The wall, was not a major battlement to prevent invasion, but a barrier to indercept unwanted immigrants from the north, who, according to the Romans, were a threat to the peacefulness of peaceful
Brittania . [Stephen Johnson (2004) "Hadrian's Wall", Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 128 pps, ISBN 0713488409] TheRiver Irthing demarcated a key transition in the geometry of Hadrian's Wall according to C. Michael Hogan. West of the Irthing "turf and timber prevailed, while cut stones with limed mortar interstices were used to the east" of the river. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18177 C.Michael Hogan (2007) "Hadrian's Wall", ed. Andy Burnham, The Megalithic Portal] ]Lanercost Priory was founded in 1165
AD [ [http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/cumbria/abbeys/index.htm Lanercost Priory] ] to houseAugustinian Canons. it has a cricket teamReferences
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