Note 54 — LEGEND OF SEWEN SHIELDS CASTLE.
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Sewen Shields, or Shewing Sheels, about 28 miles west of Newcastle, is a Roman Castle, 22 yards by 30, having entrances on the east, south, and west, with a foss on three sides, remarkably bold; and on the fourth Serverus’s wall. It has had four turrets, one at each corner. See Hutton’s Desc. of the Rom. Wall.