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Ravenglass
Ravenglass is identified in western Cumbria as the only coastal village found within the Lake District National Park. Ravenglass village is known as the shingle beach frames since its main street is covered with sea cobbles sits. Ravenglass is also the meeting point of the three rivers namely: the Mite, the Irt, and the Esk. More so, the Drigg Dunes including the Estuary Nature Reserve found in the north homes a colony of black headed gulls.
During the 12 century, Ravenglass was given a market charter by King John, and it was the time when it started to experience prosperity. This was because slate was quarried from the Lake District making Ravenglass a significant port especially during the time of Industrial Revolution. The Ravenglass port has claimed to become the center of industry and manufacturing of various products that the Romans, Saxons and Norse produced.
Ravenglass has been a historical place since AD 78 up to the 3rd century when a thousand Roman soldiers dwell in it. This is because Ravenglass was made as focal naval base, a command centre and lastly, point for supply distribution for the northwest England occupation by the Romans. Though the present time can no longer have a clear picture of what was Ravenglass before, there are still some minor references that can be used to prove that it was once a Roman fort. One of the remains of the Roman fort is the Walls Castle which is also the highest standing or Roman remains. Finally, Ravenglass has made it to the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site when the coast of Burgh-by-Sands was chosen to become part of the list which makes it even more important village of the Cumbria of the present time.
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