Castles in Northumberland - northofthetyne.co.uk Walks & Castles

northofthetyne.co.uk 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 : --

Alnwick, Aydon,	Bamburgh, Barmoor,Beaufront, Belford, Bellingham, Bellister, Belsay, Berwick upon Tweed, Birtley Blenkinsopp, Bolam, Bothal, Bywell,	Callalay, Cartington, Chillingham, Chipchase, Cornhill,Coupland
Dally, Dilston, Dunstanburgh,	Edlingham, Elsdon, Eshott, Etal,	Featherstone, Fenham, Ford
Gunnerton(Money Hill),	Haggerston, Halton, Haltwhistle, Harbottle, Haughton, Castle Heaton, Hexham, Hirst, Horton(Chatton),	Langley, Lindisfarne, Low Horton(Blyth), Lowick,
Mitford, Morpeth,	Nafferton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norham,	Ogle, Otterburn,
Ponteland, Prudhoe,	Seaton Deleval, Sewingshields, Shawdon, Simonburn, Swinburne (Great),	Tarset, Thirwall, Titlington, Tweedmouth, Twizell, Tynemouth,
	Warden, Wark on Tweed, Wark on Tyne, Warkworth, Whitley, Widdrington, Willimoteswick, Wooler.	Bill's Castles

Latest Castle photos COUPLAND CASTLE JUNE 2009

Castle	Location/Condition/Access/History
Alnwick	NU 188135 /Habitable/Private (Access) For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Aydon	NZ 001663 /Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Bamburgh	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
Beaufront	NY 963659/Habitable/No Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Belford	NU103340/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Bellingham	NY 841833/Traces For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Bellister	NY 701631/ Habitable/NT For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Belsay	NZ 085786/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Berwick upon Tweed	NT 993534/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Birtley	NY877778/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Blenkinsopp	NY 664645/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Bolam	NY 086823/Traces/No Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Bothal	NZ 241867/Habitable/No Public Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Bywell	NZ 049619/Ruin/Private For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Callaly	NU 052099/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Callaly	NU 061098/Traces/No Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Cartington	NU 038045/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Chillingham	NU 062258/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Chipchase	NY 882758/Habitable/Limited Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Cornhill	NT855405/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Coupland	NT936312/Habitable/Private Residence . For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Dally	NY 774844/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Dilston	NY 977633/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Dunstanburgh	NU 257218/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Edlingham	NU 116092/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Elsdon	NY 938934/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Eshott	NZ 201986/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Etal	NT 924395/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Featherstone	NY 673609/Habitable/Access with permission For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Fenham	NU 084408/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Ford	NT 945375/Habitable/Visible from Paths etc. For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Gunnerton Money Hill	NY908757/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Haggerston	NU 042436/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Halton	NY 997679 /Habitable/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs .Back to List
Haltwhistle	NY 712641/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Harbottle	NT 932048/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Haughton	NY 919729/Habitable/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Castle Heaton	NT 901419/Traces/Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Hexham	NY 936641/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Hirst	NZ 281878/No trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Horton (Chatton)	NU 027308/Traces/Private House, Access on request For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Langley	NY 835625/Hotel/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Lindisfarne	NU 136417/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Low Horton (Blyth)	NZ 282797/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Lowick	NU 033395/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Mitford	NZ 170855/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Morpeth	NZ 199856/Habitable/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs See also The Ha' NZ 200854 Back to List
Nafferton	NZ 073658/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs.Back to List
Newcastle upon Tyne	NZ 250638/Museum/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Norham	NU 116324/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Ogle	NZ 141791/ Habitable/ Private House For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Otterburn	NY 887931/No Trace/ For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Ponteland	NZ 165729/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Prudhoe	NZ 092634/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Seaton Delaval	NZ 321765/No Trace For the Castle History see the PhotographsBack to List
Sewingshields	NY 817706/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Shawdon	NU 092143/No trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Simonburn	NY 862738/Trace/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Swinburne(Great)	NY934753/Traces/Private Residence (View from public footpath only) For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Tarset	NY 788854/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Thirwall	NY 659662/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Titlington	NU 099151/ No Trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Tweedmouth	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
Twizell	NT 884436/Ruin/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Tynemouth	NZ 371693/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Warden	NY911665/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Wark on Tweed	NT 822388/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Wark on Tyne	NY 861768/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Warkworth	NU 247058/Ruin/EH For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Whitley	NZ357714/No Trace For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Widdrington	NZ 255958/Traces/Access For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Willimoteswick	NY 770636/Ruin/Access by appointment For the Castle History see the Photographs Back to List
Wooler	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
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	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.