Observation post – Burgh by Sands

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Observation Post overlooking Burgh Marshes

Memories of two conflicts are to be found on the salt marshes near to a small village called Burgh by Sands in North Cumbria. King Edward I … [Read more...]

Death of a King – Burgh by Sands

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King Edward I - Statue. Burgh by Sands

Every year thousands of people pass through the small village of Burgh by Sands on their walk along the Hadrian's Wall National Trail but few people realise … [Read more...]

King Edward I Monument

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The Monument can just be seen in the distant fields

Standing alone in the middle of rough salt marsh just outside the village of Burgh by Sands, is the King Edward I Monument. Erected in 1685 as a … [Read more...]

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