THIRLWALL, a township in the parish of HALTWHISTLE,
western division of TINDALE ward, county of
NORTHUMBERLAND, 4 miles (W. N. W.) from Haltwhistle,
containing 293 inhabitants. The ancient mansion
of Wardrew, situated on the eastern side of the
river Irthing, has been handsomely fitted up, to accommodate
visitors who resort to the adjacent spa of Gilsland.
On the western bank of the Tippal bourn, which
is here crossed by the great Roman wall, are the ruins
of the once strong castle of Thirlwall, occupying the
summit of a rocky precipice. The walls of this fortress
were nine feet thick, vaulted within, and defended by an
outer wall of great strength.