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.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Akeld including Milfield North Henge.

There are a number of beaches near Akeld including 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.

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Akeld's best, nearby castles to visit in Akeld.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh's ruins if visiting the area around Akeld.

Farne Islands is one of Akeld's best, nearby islands to visit in Akeld.

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

The area around Akeld boasts some of the best roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is one of Akeld's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Akeld.

Akeld History

There are some historic monuments around Akeld:

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