Isurium Brigantum

The modern village retains part of the Roman street plan and the church stands on the site of the forum.

[4] Tacitus recorded that Isuer was the seat of Venutius, king of the Brigantes who was usurped from power by his wife, Cartismandua and her lover Volucatus at the beginning of the first century.

[5] When Venutius and his followers began to attack Brigantian centres towards the end of the first century, the Roman army pushed further north.

It was supposed that Isurium was the site of a 1st-century Roman fort where Watling and Dere Streets crossed the River Ure.

Isurium flourished for the next hundred years, with the building of elaborate private homes with fine decorative mosaic floors.

[9] In 2011, geomagnetic scanning revealed the existence of an amphitheatre, emphasising Isurium's importance as a major Roman town.

Archaeological finds from the site are on display in the museum providing an insight into the lives of Roman civilians in its most northern capital.

[12] In 2019 Ferraby and sound artist Rob St John created a site specific audio trail exploring the Roman town.