In my solo prologue to Camp Cromwell's 2023 expedition I flew to Edinburgh & picked up a hire car intending to do a tour of the north of GB before rendezvousing with Chris & SteveD in London. My route has been Edinburgh - Huntly - Thurso - Ullapool - Fort William - Oban - Carlisle - Newcastle - York. There were battlefields on the way like Falkirk, Stirling Bridge, Bannochburn & Culloden, but as with most British battlefields, the field is either a featureless piece of moorland , built over, or the site is in dispute, so site visits don't add much to one's knowledge. Lots of ruined castles though, and interesting remains of Antonine & Hadrian's walls. Tomorrow I head for Norfolk for some wargaming English-style with Tim, my English e-pal.
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Its a shame you didn't have someone to act as a guide. The castles stretching from Berwick down the Northumberland coast to Durham are mainly still intact and full of history. I always recommend that tourists stop over in Coldstream where there is a lovely military museum and a great walk around the battlefield of Flodden. The contested lands of the borders have loads of sights to visit and personally I would have stopped over in Hexham to visit the abbey and gaol.
This part of my trip wasn't primariliy military. My main objectives in the North were non-military engineering works & Scottish scenery, of which I found plenty. The focus will change to military after I rendezvous with Chris, SteveD & Renfrey.
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