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Some of the places shown in Eagle's Eye:
The Pennines &
The Roman Wall |
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| Ribblehead Viaduct |
| Carlisle - Settle Railway |
| Shap Summit |
| Tebay Gorge |
| Kendal |
| Kendal Castle |
| Appleby |
| Appleby Castle |
| Oasis Whinfell Forest |
| Penrith Castle |
| Brougham Castle |
| Long Meg & her daughters |
| Kirkoswald |
| River Eden |
| Castle Carrock reservoir |
| Kielder Water |
| Haltwhistle |
| Hadrian's Wall |
| Birdoswald |
| Cawfields |
| Thirlwall Castle |
| Featherstone Castle |
| Spadeadam |
| Tindale Fell |
| Brown Fell |
| Naworth Castle |
| Lanercost Priory |
| City of Carlisle |
| Carlisle Castle |
| Carlisle Cathedral |
| Solway Estuary |
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The Pennines &
The Roman Wall
This programme follows the edge of the Pennines from the impressive Ribblehead viaduct in Yorkshire north to the giant Kielder reservoir in Northumberland. Part two travels west from Haltwhistle and the Roman fort of Birdoswald to meet the Irish Sea at the Solway Estuary. |
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Appleby Castle stands on a prominent point overlooking the town.
Boroughgate, the wide main street of Appleby, has been described as one of the finest in the country. At its north end, the cloisters, designed in 1811 by Sir Robert Smirke – who was also responsible for Lowther Castle and the British Museum – provide a grand entrance to St Lawrence’s Church. |
The fellsides of south Cumbria presented a major challenge for those who wished to improve transport through the area. The Lancaster and Carlisle railway faced the notorious steep climb to its peak at Shap, which required additional engines at Oxenholme and Tebay. When engineers built a motorway over the same hillside in the 1960s, they found, unsurprisingly, that the Victorians had chosen the easiest climb, and they had to settle for second best.
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The modern design of the main building at Oasis Whinfell Forest is revealed from the air. The holiday park plays host to thousand of visitors each year, but is also a haven for the red squirrel. Greys dislike the conifer trees here, and more than 150 reds have taken up safe refuge. |
Kielder is the biggest man-made lake in Europe. The 170 foot high dam is three-quarters of a mile wide, and creates behind it a lake seven miles long which holds 44 billion gallons. Work began in 1976, taking six years to complete. The reservoir is a popular spot for sailing and fishing, and the 250 square mile forest which surrounds it is home to 150 million trees. |
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The Roman Fort at Birdoswald is a unique record of all of the components which made up a fort, with the plan of everything from granary, hospital and barracks to the commandant’s house still surviving on the ground. That the Roman legacy of life here from 2000 years ago should survive in this way is as much a tribute to their skills as engineers as it is to our ability and desire to protect their memory. |
To the north east of Brampton lies Naworth Castle, whose roots can be traced back to the 12th century. The Pele tower, which is the oldest remaining construction, was built in the early 1300s. But in 1844 the castle was virtually destroyed by fire, and Anthony Salvin, who designed Muncaster Castle, came to the rescue to restore it to something approaching its former state. |
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Carlisle is certainly not large by city standards. But its importance came about because of its geographical position at a natural crossing point from Scotland to England. The old city entrance at Botchergate is a permanency alongside the ever-changing traffic system, and is a reminder of how violent this area has been in times gone by. |
| Journey's end is the Solway Estuary, the point where Hadrian's Wall meets the sea. This programme explores areas of Cumbria which have huge historical importance, and the breathtaking views of the Roman Wall, the city of Carlisle, towns of Appleby, Kendal, Penrith and others, combine with the beauty of the landscape to create a compelling programme. |
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