| Irthing | |
| River | |
 |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| - location | Paddaburn Moor |
| Mouth | |
| - location | confluence with River Eden |
The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The River Eden is an English River that flows through Cumbria on its way to the Solway Firth. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The River Eden is an English River that flows through Cumbria on its way to the Solway Firth.
Rising in the hills around Paddaburn Moor in Border Forest Park, for the first 15 miles of its journey south it defines the border between Northumberland and Cumbria. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy [1] After passing Butterburn Flow raised bog, the river flows over the ten-metre high Crammel Linn waterfall in a sandstone gorge. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains. [2] At Gilsland Spa, a sulphurous spring oozes out of the gorge walls. Gilsland Spa is the present-day name of a Co-operative hotel at Gilsland, Cumbria, England. Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16 For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge Chalybeate and petrifying springs are also characteristic of the local geology and are found on the Irthing's banks. Chalybeate is a word meaning "containing Iron " Chalybeate waters are also known as Ferruginous waters Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit
The River Irthing marked an important transition in construction of Hadrian's Wall according to C. Michael Hogan. West of the River Irthing "turf and timber prevailed, while cut stones with limed mortar interstices were used to the east" of the river. [3] At Gilsland the tributary Poltross Burn flows into the River Irthing. Gilsland is a village in northern England It straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Poltross Burn is a tributary of the River Irthing. This burn rises on Denton Fell and flows north-east joing the Irthing at Gilsland. Crossing Hadrian's Wall at Gilsland, its course as it turns west is lined with sites from Roman Britain, including Birdoswald Roman Fort, at the top of another steep gorge carved by the river from the deep till overlying the area. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman Gilsland is a village in northern England It straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Banna (or Birdoswald Roman Fort) was a fort, towards the western end of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Till is unsorted glacial sediment Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous Sediments of glacial origin
Passing Brampton it merges with the River Gelt, and soon after meets the River Eden near Warwick Bridge, just north of Wetheral. This article refers to the small town near Carlisle. For the village of Brampton in Eden Cumbria, see Brampton Eden Cumbria. The River Gelt is a river in Cumbria, England and a Tributary of the River Irthing. The River Eden is an English River that flows through Cumbria on its way to the Solway Firth. Wetheral is a village in Cumbria, England. The village serves mostly as a dormitory town for nearby Carlisle.
References
- ^ Philip's Motorist's Atlas: 2004, Octopus Publishing Group, London, England
- ^ English Lakes: River Irthing
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. Andy Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
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