Sutton Hoo of the north: £10.4m visitor centre to celebrate Anglo-Saxon site

Story of Ad Gefrin, a royal complex in Northumberland valley discovered in 1950s, to be told at new attraction“Just here would have been the great hall,” says Chris Ferguson to a Guardian reporter and a dozen indifferent sheep chewing grass in a stunning Northumberland valley.“Over there would have been the royal residence and behind that, a grandstand. We are on top of one of the most important sites of Anglo-Saxon history anywhere in this country.”Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Mark Brown North of England correspondent Tags: Archaeology Northumberland England Culture Heritage UK news Source Type: news