Redesdale has a number of historic monuments or buildings at risk. This project undertook repair and consolidation of two key historic sites: Ridsdale Ironworks and the Roman fort, Bremenium, at High Rochester.
New interpretation panels and walk leaflets with walks to both sites will help raise awareness, engagement and understanding of the sites within a wider landscape context. Community excavations and research projects linked to the sites through the Lost Redesdale project activities were carried out and work placements provided for students studying historic building conservation.
Often mistaken for a castle, the remains of the 19th Century engine house at Ridsdale ...
One of five Roman outpost stations beyond Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman fort at High Rochester ...
