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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.

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)

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NZ 001663 /Ruin/EH

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NU 184351/Habitable/Private(Access)

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Barmoor(Lowick)

NT988398/Habitable/Access

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NY 963659/Habitable/No Access

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NU103340/Trace/Access

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NY 841833/Traces

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NY 701631/ Habitable/NT

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NZ 085786/Ruin/EH

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NT 993534/Traces/Access

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NY877778/Trace/Access

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NY 664645/Ruin/Access

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NY 086823/Traces/No Access

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NZ 241867/Habitable/No Public Access

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NZ 049619/Ruin/Private

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NU 052099/Traces/Access

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NU 061098/Traces/No Access

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NU 038045/Ruin/Access

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NU 062258/Habitable/Access

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NY 882758/Habitable/Limited Access

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NT855405/Traces/Access

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NT936312/Habitable/Private Residence .

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NY 774844/Ruin/Access

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NY 977633/Ruin/Access

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NU 257218/Ruin/EH

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NU 116092/Ruin/EH

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NY 938934/Traces/Access

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NZ 201986/Ruin/Access

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NT 924395/Ruin/EH

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NY 673609/Habitable/Access with permission

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NU 084408/Traces/Access

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NT 945375/Habitable/Visible from Paths etc.

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NY908757/Trace/Access

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NU 042436/Ruin/Access

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NY 997679 /Habitable/Private House

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NY 712641/Traces/Access

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NT 932048/Ruin/Access

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NY 919729/Habitable/Private House

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NT 901419/Traces/Private House

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NY 936641/Traces/Access

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NZ 281878/No trace

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NU 027308/Traces/Private House, Access on request

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NY 835625/Hotel/Access

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NU 136417/Habitable/Access

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NZ 282797/Traces/Access

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NU 033395/Trace/Access

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NZ 170855/Ruin/Access

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NZ 199856/Habitable/Access

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See also The Ha' NZ 200854 Back to List

NZ 073658/Traces/Access

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NZ 250638/Museum/Access

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NU 116324/Ruin/EH

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NZ 141791/ Habitable/ Private House

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NY 887931/No Trace/

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NZ 165729/Trace/Access

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NZ 092634/Ruin/EH

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NZ 321765/No Trace

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NY 817706/Traces/Access

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NU 092143/No trace

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NY 862738/Trace/Access

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NY934753/Traces/Private Residence (View from public footpath only)

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NY 788854/Traces/Access

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NY 659662/Ruin/Access

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NU 099151/ No Trace

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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

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NZ 371693/Ruin/EH

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NY911665/Traces/Access

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NT 822388/Traces/Access

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NY 861768/Traces/Access

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NU 247058/Ruin/EH

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NZ357714/No Trace

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NZ 255958/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
NY 770636/Ruin/Access by appointment

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NT 992280/Trace/Access

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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.
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