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.

There are a number of villages near Akeld including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Akeld is near some unmissable ancient sites like Milfield North Henge,

Don't miss Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Akeld.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Akeld area like 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.

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

Ruins to visit near Akeld include Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Don't miss Farne Islands's islands if visiting the area around Akeld.

The area around Akeld's best towns can be found at Hexham.

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Akeld include Flodden.

Akeld History

There are some historic monuments around Akeld:

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