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Dist:0.3km<br/>In front of the farm is an embankment for the former "Wanney Line" Railway

©Les Hull

©Pete Saunders

Dist:0.6km<br/>Woodburn Station on The Wansbeck Valley Railway fondly known as "The Wanney Line" which ran from Morpeth to Reedsmouth Junction where it joined the Border Counties Railway. Closed to passengers in 1952

©Les Hull

Dist:0.7km<br/>Is this an old quarry or natural erosion?

©Christine Johnstone

Dist:0.7km<br/>Robin (or Rob) of Risingham was a stone block on which was carved the Romano-British god Sylvanus Coccidius. Unfortunately, in the eighteenth Century, the local landowner became so annoyed at the number of people visiting the carving that he blew it up to make gateposts. The legs of the original carving are all that remain. In 1983, the Redesdale Society erected this half-size replica in front of the remains of the original stone carving. For more information, see: http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N9368

©Pete Saunders

Dist:0.7km<br/>The disused quarry lies next to the A68. Broomhill is down in the small valley.

©Christine Johnstone

Dist:0.7km<br/>From the A868 near Parkhead.

©Christine Johnstone

Dist:0.7km<br/>Despite its straightness, this is not the Roman Dere Street.

©Christine Johnstone

©Peter McDermott

Dist:0.8km<br/>Off the A68 near Parkhead.

©Christine Johnstone

Dist:0.8km<br/>Quarrying has recently ceased and the site is being landscaped. It used to look like this: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/692408 .

©Pete Saunders

$Dist:0.8km<br/>A sandstone quarry situated about one mile south of West Woodburn. It ceased production in the 1920s, re-opened in the early 1990s and closed again in around 2001. In 2005 a 10-year licence was granted for further extraction. According to Northumberland County Council, extraction from the site is intermittent dependent on demand, and the site is capable of producing 3,000 tonnes per year. For more information, see: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/\drftp\10701.asp$

©Pete Saunders

Dist:0.8km<br/>Habitancum Roman fort, also known as Risingham, lies adjacent to Dere Street and close to the River Rede. It is a classic rectangular shape with rounded corners and is enclosed by a substantial rampart and wall. These measure up to 10m wide and stand up to 1.2m above the interior ground level. The standing remains were built in the early third century AD by the Emperor Severus and during excavations an inscribed stone was found bearing an inscription attesting to this. Three gateways were built as entrances to the fort and inside traces of many buildings can be seen surviving as earthworks. Some of these remains are probably from later re-occupation of the fort. A medieval settlement lies over the Roman remains and around the outside of the fort are fields of ridge and furrow cultivation. These mask a series of Roman ditches which would have added another layer of defence to the fort. Parts of the fort have been excavated on several occasions in the 19th and 20th centuries. (Information from Keys to the Past, see: http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N7943).

©Pete Saunders

Dist:0.8km<br/>West woodburn closed landfill site

Dist:0.9km<br/>A bronze age burial cairn situated on top of a small hill above the Rede valley with excellent views all round. In the distance is Low Leam Hill, and Low Cleughs bastle is visible in the centre right of the photograph. For more information on the cairn, see: http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N7946

©Pete Saunders

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