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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.28147° or 55° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.26483° or 2° 15′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7V7PJP+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 723697144OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentWikidata ID
Q4960549
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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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