Coanwood is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Coanwood

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

Villages to visit near Coanwood include Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

The area close to Coanwood boasts some of the best ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.

Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit near Coanwood if you like beaches.

Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham are great places to visit near Coanwood if you like hiking areas.

Don't miss Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap's geological features if visiting the area around Coanwood.

Coanwood is near some unmissable castles like Dunstanburgh Castle,

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

The area close to Coanwood boasts some of the best islands including Farne Islands.

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

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

The area close to Coanwood boasts some of the best historic monuments including Flodden.

Coanwood History

There are some historic monuments around Coanwood:

• Roachburn Colliery
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Carvoran Roman fort and the west side of the B6318 road in wall mile 46
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• The Curricks camp
• Thirlwall Castle
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook
• 19th century zinc spelter works and 20th century fume works at Tindale and the Great Battery - part of Lord Carlisle's rail system, 290m SW of Riggfoot Farm
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43
• Throp Roman fortlet
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall, vallum, section of the Stanegate Roman road and a Roman temporary camp between the B6318 road and Poltross Burn in wall miles 46 and 47
• Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell
• Crooks Roman temporary camp
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• Willowford Roman temporary camp
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
• The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp