The Villages

Gilsland - Greenhead - Bewcastle - Lanercost


 

The peaceful villages of Gilsland, Greenhead, Bewcastle and Lanercost were once at the heart of the cross-Border violence revealed in the ballads which attracted Sir Walter Scott to the area, with many dramatic ruined stone memorials of those times. Much earlier, the Romans had crossed the area with their forts, roads and Wall.