Birdoswald Farmhouse

Birdoswald Farmhouse beside Birdoswald Roman Fort 'Banna', near Gilsland in Cumbria.
Much of the building as seen today was was built by Henry Norman in 1858 around the remains of a 15-16th century farmhouse. Henry Norman was an antiquerian and chose to start excavating the foundations of the fort as part of his garden landscaping.