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| inscribed rock, Burtholme | ||
| locality:- | Banks Burn | |
| civil parish:- | Burtholme (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inscribed rock | |
| coordinates:- | NY56346416 (guess) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5664 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY56 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1860 part 1 p.346 "..." "Last summer, a carving upon the side of an old limestone quarry at Banks-" |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag 1860 item:- roman inscription; inscription, roman |
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| source data:- | goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1860 part 1 p.347 "[Banks]burn, near Lanercost, was discovered, which also mentions the Ala Petriana. The inscription may be read:-" "I[VNIVS] BRVTVS DEC[VRIO] AL[AE] PET[RIANAE]." "'Junius Brutus, a decurion (commander of ten men) of the Petriana cavalry.'" |
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