County Durham’s landscape is often described as a “three-belt county.” To the west rise the high, windswept Pennines; in the…
The stats for this Neolithic monument are astounding: 200m across, once a great circle of earthen banks and deep ditches.…
Derventio was an auxiliary fort, it probably housed a mounted ala or an infantry cohort. It is located immediately west…
Templeborough Roman Fort occupies a commanding position on the north bank of the River Don at Rotherham (OS grid SK…
Great Roe Wood (often simply called “Roe Wood”) sits on the Magnesian Limestone ridge that carries the Roman Rig between…
This is an oval fort with an internal area of 2.5 acres. A bank, ditch and counterscarp bank are continuous…
Scholes (or Scoles) Coppice Camp (sometimes called “Caesar’s Camp”) lies just north-west of Kimberworth in Rotherham, atop the same Magnesian…
The Roman Rig is a defensive dyke built to defend against attack from the south. It runs from Sheffield, past…
Dryburn Henge lies on Alston Moor in Cumbria, within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It occupies a…