ROTHLEY, a township in that part of the parish of
HARTBURN which is in the western division of MORPETH
ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, 11 miles
(W. by N.) from Morpeth, containing 150 inhabitants.
On a rocky eminence to the northward of the. village is
Rothley castle, which, though erected by the late Sir
W. C. Blackett, has all the appearance of an ancient baronial
residence. In the park are two large lakes, in one
of which the river Font has its source. A depAt for
cattle formerly here was attacked, during the border
warfare, by the Scots, who were defeated with great loss,
and the slain buried at a place called Scots' Gap.