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Corbridge Roman Town

Visitors to Corbridge can walk along the main street of this Roman garrison town, flanked…

Dunstanburgh Castle

Dunstanburgh Castle lies on a spectacular headland on the coast…

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…

Etal Castle

Etal Castle is a medieval English castle situated at Etal, Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England.…

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…

Housesteads Roman Fort

A fascinating tourist attraction in…

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…

Planetrees

A 15-metre (49 feet) length of narrow Wall on broad foundations, reflecting…

Norham Castle

Norham is a village in Northumberland,…

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…