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.

Don't miss Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh's villages if visiting the area around Akeld.

Ancient Sites to visit near Akeld include Milfield North Henge.

The area around Akeld boasts some of the best beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

The area around Akeld features a number of interesting hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near Akeld if you like geological features.

Places near Akeld feature a number of interesting castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.

Akeld's best nearby ruins can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Akeld is near some unmissable islands like Farne Islands,

Towns to visit near Akeld include Hexham.

Akeld has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Don't miss Flodden's historic monuments if visiting the area around Akeld.

Akeld History

There are some historic monuments around Akeld:

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