Bremenium

Bremenium is an ancient Roman fort located at Rochester, Northumberland, England. The fort is part of the defensive system built along the extension of Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
Also known as: “Bremenium Roman station, High Rochester”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochester and Cottonshopeburnfoot.

Rochester

Village

Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh.

Cottonshopeburnfoot

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here. Cottonshopeburnfoot is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bremenium.

Otterburn

Village

Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otterburn is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 31 miles northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near its confluence with the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. Otterburn is situated 5 miles southeast of Bremenium.

Bremenium

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Rochester, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.28147° or 55° 16′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.26483° or 2° 15′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C7V7PJP+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 723697144

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=embankment

Wikidata ID

Q4960549

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Latin—“Bremenium” goes by many names.

Breton: “Bremenium”
Czech: “Bremenium”
French: “Fort romain de Bremenium”
French: “High Rochesters”
German: “Kastell Bremenium”
Latin: “Bremenium”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Redefest Site (Former Brigantium Site) and Birdhope Camps.

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