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There are considered to be over 70 castles in Northumberland and while we have many of the finest in England others are ruins and some no longer exist. A few are in private hands and not open to the public so it may be that only with the owners permission will I be able to do them justice. Others are in the care of English Heritage or The National Trust and one way or another I will try to show them here. I offer the pictures in this website as a taste of the rich legacy of the history of our county.

My intention therefore, is to picture Northumberland's Castles, show them as they are now and leave the fine detail to others. Philip Davis' superb website "The Gatehouse" and Mike Salter's book, The Castles and Tower Houses of Northumberland (Folly Publications 1997), Borderland Castles and Peles by Robert Hugill (1939), Castles of Northumberland by B. Long (1967) and The Castles of Northumberland by Frank Graham (1976) are quoted in the histories shown below. I have picked their brains as to where the castles are, or were, and what one might now expect to find. I do not intend to cover Towers, Forts, Bastles and Keeps of which there are many, the sites in this list are known as Castles. N.M.April 2007

With many thanks to Mr. Philip Davis for permission to use the considerable "Gatehouse" archive.

This is a work in progress.
Interested in Castles? Read the essays Crenellating the Ego :Defining "The Castle"
To see if photographs are available please click the Castle name in this list : --
Latest Castle photos COUPLAND CASTLE JUNE 2009
Castle
Location/Condition/Access/History

NU 188135 /Habitable/Private (Access) For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List

NZ 001663 /Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 184351/Habitable/Private(Access) For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Barmoor(Lowick)

NT988398/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 963659/Habitable/No Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU103340/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NY 841833/Traces For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NY 701631/ Habitable/NT For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 085786/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 993534/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY877778/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 664645/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 086823/Traces/No Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NZ 241867/Habitable/No Public Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NZ 049619/Ruin/Private For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 052099/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 061098/Traces/No Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 038045/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 062258/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NY 882758/Habitable/Limited Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT855405/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT936312/Habitable/Private Residence .For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 774844/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 977633/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 257218/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 116092/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NY 938934/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 201986/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 924395/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 673609/Habitable/Access with permission For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NU 084408/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NT 945375/Habitable/Visible from Paths etc. For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY908757/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 042436/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 997679 /Habitable/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs .Back to List
NY 712641/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 932048/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 919729/Habitable/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 901419/Traces/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 936641/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 281878/No trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 027308/Traces/Private House, Access on request

For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List

NY 835625/Hotel/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 136417/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NZ 282797/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 033395/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 170855/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 199856/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs

See also The Ha' NZ 200854 Back to List

NZ 073658/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs.Back to List
NZ 250638/Museum/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 116324/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 141791/ Habitable/ Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 887931/No Trace/ For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 165729/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 092634/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NZ 321765/No Trace For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
NY 817706/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 092143/No trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 862738/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY934753/Traces/Private Residence (View from public footpath only) For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 788854/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 659662/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 099151/ No Trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 992531/No trace For the Castle History see the Photographs

Another suggested location is Knowe Head at NT976517

( Tiefort Castle )Mentioned once in 1216, site but thought to be in Northumberland. Possibly another name for a known castle. Jackson writes Styford, Tweedmouth and Tynemouth have been suggested. Back to List

NT 884436/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 371693/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY911665/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 822388/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 861768/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NU 247058/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ357714/No Trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NZ 255958/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 770636/Ruin/Access by appointment For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NT 992280/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs

Also Possibly a Motte & Bailey castle at NT 981278 Photos of both sites.Back to List

For Grandpa's Birthday Back to List
Disclaimer - Please note that the information in this list has been compiled from a number of different sources. And I can accept no responsibility for any inaccuracy contained therein. If you wish to use/copy any of the images, please ensure that you read the Copyright information provided in any of the websites that the northofthetyne website links to and my own. NM
Many of these Historic sites are "Listed Buildings" and should be treated with due respect on any visit.
Walks in Northumberland
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Etal - River Till
Hadrian's Wall 2
Holy Island
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