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.

Coanwood has some unmissable villages nearby like Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo.

Don't miss Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones's ancient sites if visiting the area around Coanwood.

There are a number of beaches near Coanwood 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.

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

Dunstanburgh Castle is a great place to visit close to Coanwood if you like castles.

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

Coanwood is near some unmissable islands like Farne Islands,

Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed are some of Coanwood best towns to visit near Coanwood.

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:

• Thirlwall Castle
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell
• Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
• 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
• 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
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Roachburn Colliery
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• 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
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook
• Crooks 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
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• 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
• The Curricks camp
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Throp Roman fortlet
• 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
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Willowford 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
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp