Ireshopeburn is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Ireshopeburn postcode: DL13 1ES

Retail in Ireshopeburn

There are great places to visit near Ireshopeburn including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

The area close to Ireshopeburn boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Towns to visit near Ireshopeburn include Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Country Parks to visit near Ireshopeburn include Hardwick Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Ireshopeburn like Teesside International Airport.

Ireshopeburn History

There are some historic monuments around Ireshopeburn:

• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn
• Lady's Rake lead mine
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Westgate Castle
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Carrshield lead mines and ore works
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Allenheads lead ore works