in Cumberland, 10 miles from Carlisle, near the Celt. This castle is still entire and inhabited. It is a large pile, square, and built round a court. On the north it stands over the river Ithing, at a great height, the banks flagged with wood. The whole house is a very irregular building, the rooms numerous, accessible by 16 staircases, with most frequent and sudden ascents and descents, &c.—The great hall has a gallery at one end, adorned with four vast crests carved in wood, viz. a griffin and dolphin, with the scolops; an unicorn, and an ox with a coronet round his neck. In front is a figure in wood of an armed man; two others, perhaps vassals, in short jackets and caps; a pouch pendant behind, and the mutilated remains of Priapus to each; one has wooden shoes. These seem the *luxurium aule* in those gloomy days. The top and upper end of the room is painted in squares, to the number of 167, representing the Saxon kings and heroes. The chimney here is five yards and a half broad. Within this is another apartment, hung with old tapestry, a head of Ann of Cleves; on one side of her a small picture of a lady in full length, &c. and many others. Many of these paintings were brought from Kirk-Olfwald-castle when that was demolished. The chapel has a ceiling, and part of its wainscot of the same kind, being paintings of Patriarchs, Jewish kings, &c. It has a floor of plaster of Paris, as have some other of the rooms. Some of the apartments are very large and spacious. The small Popish chapel is above stairs, and joining to this chapel is the library, which has a wooden roof; the books are old, there are not above one or two of the manuscripts here now. This castle was built by one of the Dacres, about the reign of Henry III. In the garden walls were stones with Roman inscriptions, which the late earl of Carlisle gave to Sir Thomas Robinson, and were by him removed to his museum at Rookby: On one of these stones is this inscription, *pedimentum centum quinquaginta Britannorum*; whence it appears that the Romans, when in possession of Britain, sometimes indulged the national troops with the favour of garrisoning their own territories.