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.

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

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the Coanwood area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a several good geological features in the Coanwood area like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting the area around Coanwood.

The area around Coanwood features a number of interesting ruins including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a several good islands in the area around Coanwood like Farne Islands.

Towns to visit near Coanwood include Hexham.

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are great places to visit near Coanwood if you like roman sites.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Coanwood including Flodden.

Coanwood History

There are some historic monuments around Coanwood:

• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• 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
• 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
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 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
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• Throp Roman fortlet
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Crooks Roman temporary camp
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Willowford Roman temporary camp
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• The Curricks camp
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell
• 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
• 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
• Roachburn Colliery
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
• Thirlwall Castle
• 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
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• 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
• Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate