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Dunstanburgh Castle

Dunstanburgh Castle lies on a spectacular headland on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton…

Edlingham Castle

Edlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage, in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Edlingham itself is little more than a hamlet with a church alongside the castle…

Etal Castle

Etal Castle is a medieval English castle situated at Etal, Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building…

Heddon-on-the Wall

Heddon on the Wall comprises the settlements of Heddon Village, East Heddon, West Heddon and Close House, Rudchester and Whitchester. The attractive village is situated 9 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the beautiful, unspoiled and historic county of Northumberland. Heddon is on the line of Hadrian’s Wall and, according to visitor guides, ‘has the best stretch of Roman Wall in a village setting’ where aconsolidated stretch of Wall, up to 2 metres (61⁄2 feet) thick in places exists…

Housesteads Roman Fort

A fascinating tourist attraction in North East England, Housesteads is the most complete Roman fort in Britain…

Lindisfarne Priory

Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England also known as Holy Island, the name of the civil parish. According to one place-name authority, the name originates in Old English, and means "island [of the] travellers from Lindsey", indicating that the island was settled from Lindsey, or possibly that its inhabitants travelled there. In 2001 the island had a population of 162…

Planetrees

A 15-metre (49 feet) length of narrow Wall on broad foundations, reflecting a change of policy during construction concerning the thickness of the Wall…

Norham Castle

Norham is a village in Northumberland, England, just south of the River Tweed and the border with Scotland…

Prudhoe Castle

Prudhoe Castle is a Norman castle which was for a long time involved in the border wars between England and Scotland. It was built by the de Umfraville family - the Norman Sir Robert de Umfraville was granted the freedom of Redesdale by William the Conqueror. For much of its history the castle was owned by the Percy family. It is now run by English Heritage…

Sewingshields Wall

A length of Wall with milecastle remains, impressively sited along the Whin Sill, commanding fine views of many prehistoric and later earthworks to the north…