This site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and above at 800x600 with 24 bit colour. Higher resolutions are supported. The site also runs on the latest versions of Opera and Netscape Navigator browsers.

I maintain the site at 800x600 as I am aware that some people are using laptop machines 'in the field' to access my site. I am also able to produce a CD version if you need it.

The purpose of this site is to give an introduction to some of the archaeology of the northern Cheviots and the Northumberland National Park area. I hope to give some meaning and perspective to the lumps and bumps in the ground and to the more spectacular evidence of the past so easily accessed in the area. I originally became interested in this subject totally by accident and when initially looking around the internet for information I was surprised at how hard it was to find. Some of the information was hidden on diverse sites, some sites were full of archaeological jargon and some of the information I knew to be simply incorrect (the Lanton monument and the 'Old Palace' at Yeavering are always favourites here). The idea for this site was born then.

I have tried to make the site visually interesting as possible. Keeping the site as jargon free as I could without skimping on the detail was also one of my aims. I have avoided the 'writing for broadband' approach to site design and have optimised the site to load as quickly as possible on the slower internet connections, not always an easy task when the site relies heavily on images, diagrams and maps.

Feedback to the site is also welcome as it allows me to incorporate the views, opinions and knowledge of others on these pages. This website is always ready to adapt and accept new ideas. The feedback I have had so far has been very positive and, it seems, the site has been of use to visitors both before and after they have visited the area and, I am proud to say that, the Gefrin website has even stimulated visits to the area.

This site is not funded.