A Son of the Rock

Quite a lot of years ago now we holidayed with the boys, as they were then, in Yorkshire. On the way down we went through Corbridge. The town is now bypassed east/west by the A69 (it wasn’t then.) There was/is a lovely wee square in the centre where we stopped for a picnic lunch all those years ago.

Back then we had noticed a sign to Roman remains so checked it out. We didn’t have time to stay long so only peeked in to the site over the hedge.

This year, on the way from Durham, the good lady and I (on our own now) took time to visit and go round the site. We like to do a bit of culture. The entrance fee included the hire of a handset that gave descriptions of the various areas. After strolling through the very informative museum we went onto the site proper where the handsets were very useful.

The area is quite extensive and I took a few pictures. The first is from the museum. Then from northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest. You can see the museum building in the third and fourth photos. There are extra information boards scattered here and there.

The original fort grew to become a town. There were two large granaries. Their remains are just in front of the museum.

These are both from the north.

Closer to musuem

To left of above

There was apparently a strongroom towards the south of the site. These are thought to be the steps down to it.

The excavated remains are under the aegis of English Heritage and well worth a visit if you’re into history.