Akeld is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Akeld

There are great places to visit near Akeld including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.

Akeld's best nearby villages can be found at Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo.

The area around Akeld features a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones.

Beaches to visit near Akeld include Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

The area around Akeld boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a several good geological features in the Akeld area like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

There are a number of castles near to Akeld including Dunstanburgh Castle.

The area around Akeld boasts some of the best ruins including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a several good islands in the area around Akeld like Farne Islands.

There are a number of towns near Akeld including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Don't miss Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort's roman sites if visiting the area around Akeld.

Places near Akeld feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Flodden.

Akeld History

There are some historic monuments around Akeld:

• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Yeavering Bell camp
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Etal Castle tower house
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• The Battle Stone
• Settlement on north slope of Yeavering Bell
• Flodden Edge camp
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Castle Hill camp
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Farmstead and cultivation terraces, ENE of Stawhouse
• Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• St Gregory's Hill camp
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of Torleehouse
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and medieval sheiling 165m north east of Dunsdale
• Settlement at the south end of The Bell
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Bastle House
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Site E of Milfield village
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Flodden camp
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Settlement on the east slope of The Bell
• Roman period native settlement 340m east of Hethpool Linn
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• North Middleton medieval village
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Romano-British settlement 810m south east of Whitehall
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Parson's Tower
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Ewart Park henge
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden
• Cup and ring marked rocks near Roughting Linn camp
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Roughting Linn camp
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Howtel tower house
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Settlement N of White Law
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Weetwood Bridge
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• West Hill camp
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Hethpool tower house
• Settlement, probably medieval, SW of Torleehouse
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge