Branxton is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Branxton

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

Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are some of Branxton best villages to visit near Branxton.

Don't miss Milfield North Henge's ancient sites if visiting the area around Branxton.

There are a number of beaches near Branxton including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Hiking Areas to visit near Branxton include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Geological Features to visit near Branxton include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

The area close to Branxton boasts some of the best castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are some of Branxton best ruins to visit near Branxton.

Farne Islands is a great place to visit close to Branxton if you like islands.

Hexham is one of Branxton's best, nearby towns to visit in Branxton.

Branxton's best nearby roman sites can be found at Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Historic Monuments to visit near Branxton include Flodden.

Branxton History

There are some historic monuments around Branxton:

• Settlement on the east slope of The Bell
• Roman period native settlement 340m east of Hethpool Linn
• Mid Hill enclosed settlement, Westnewton
• Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Stob Stones,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1689
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Great Hetha defended settlement
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Settlement on north slope of Yeavering Bell
• House platform north west of Laddie's Knowe settlement
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 700m south of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Downham camp
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
• Northern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Ladykirk House, barrow 105m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4470
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Roman period native settlement 200m SSE of Staw Hill defended settlement
• Norham Castle tower keep castle
• Site E of Milfield village
• Norham Cross
• Settlement N of White Law
• Roman period aggregate village on Coldsmouth Hill, 650m south east of St Ethelrede's Chapel
• Flodden camp
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head
• Enclosed settlement, 620m south east of Cornhill Castle
• The King's Stone NW of Crookham Westfield Farm
• East Moneylaws camp
• Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Settlements and cairn east of Laddies Knowe
• Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm
• Roman period native settlement on east slope of Mid Hill, 520m south of Staw Hill Camp
• Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM12362
• Enclosed settlement west of Mid Hill
• Castle Hill camp
• Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank
• Halterburn,farmsteads 400m ESE of Secular: enclosure SM4666
• Madam Law Cairn
• Duddo Tower
• Farmstead and cultivation terraces, ENE of Stawhouse
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
• Settlement, probably medieval, SW of Torleehouse
• Etal Castle tower house
• Settlement at Scaldhill Shank
• Twizel Bridge
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosures 160m N of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways
• Southern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of Torleehouse
• West Hill camp
• Ewart Park henge
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 600m north east of Elsdonburn Shank
• St Gregory's Hill camp
• Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank
• Burnt Humbleton,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4668
• Parson's Tower
• Settlement at the south end of The Bell
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Bowmont Hill camp
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Hethpool tower house
• Flodden Edge camp
• Halterburn,farmstead 700m E of Secular: enclosure SM4670
• Settlement SW of Mid Hill
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Settlement WSW of Ell's Knowe
• Cottage Hospital, settlement 250m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12356
• Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe
• Yeavering Bell camp
• Trowupburn cairn group
• Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden
• Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Settlement north west of Ell's Knowe
• Howtel tower house
• Hethpool stone circles
• Ell's Knowe defended settlement and earlier palisaded site
• Hut circle, cultivation terraces and farmstead of later prehistoric date, and medieval settlement and field system 800m and 740m south of Elsdonburn Shank
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Elsdonburn Roman period native settlements and medieval shieling
• Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse
• Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
• Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
• Littlehaugh Shiel, fort 400m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM12401
• Enclosure on Fadden Hill
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Moneylaws Castle Hill camp
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Two round cairns south west of Tuppie's Grave
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Staw Hill defended settlement
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Cornhill Castle
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Little Hetha defended settlement
• Green Humbleton,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1694
• Ladykirk House,barrow 470m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4469
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law