Holwick is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Holwick

There are great places to visit near Holwick including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Don't miss Summerhill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Holwick.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Holwick if you like towns.

Places near Holwick feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

The area close to Holwick boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Holwick History

There are some historic monuments around Holwick:

• Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell
• Medieval farmstead and two prehistoric carved rocks at West Loup's
• A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Roman period native farmstead at Hind Gate, 140m south of Green House
• Crosshill Stone at Grains o' th' Beck
• Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House
• Cup marked rock 100m north of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Two Romano-British hut circles and three shielings on Holwick Scars 250m south of Hungry Hall
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Medieval farmstead 390m south of Lodge Sike Farm
• Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale
• Ring cairn on Goldsborough, Cotherstone Moor, 840m south of Pitcher House
• Three prehistoric carved rocks on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m SSE Pitcher House
• Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm
• Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold
• Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell
• Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell
• A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Cup and ring marked rock 80m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House
• Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End
• A palisaded hilltop enclosure, a carved rock and a small enclosure, 480m north west of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck
• Medieval farmstead 330m north west of Water Knott
• Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• A group of six shielings and tracks on Holwick Scars, 280m west of Hungry Hall
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 870m south south east of Pitcher House
• Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Cup marked rock on the summit of the hill, 420m west of Howgill Grange
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Cup and groove marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 920m south east of Pitcher House
• Cup ring and groove marked rock outcrop at Toby Wall, 260m north east of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Romano-British and medieval settlement and field systems,leadmines and charcoal pit on Crossthwaite Common, south of Park End Quarry
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock on Kearton Rigg, 430m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Stone circle 650m south west of Lune Head Farm