Greenhead is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Greenhead

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

There are a several good villages in the Greenhead area like Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo.

The area around Greenhead features a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones.

Don't miss Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Greenhead.

The area around Greenhead boasts some of the best hiking areas including 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 Greenhead.

The area around Greenhead's best castles can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

Don't miss Farne Islands's islands if visiting the area around Greenhead.

Don't miss Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed's towns if visiting the area around Greenhead.

The area around Greenhead features a number of interesting roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

The area around Greenhead's best historic monuments can be found at Flodden.

Greenhead History

There are some historic monuments around Greenhead:

• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• 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 easternmost of two shielings below Rowantree Crag
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells Braes
• Roachburn Colliery
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
• Shieling 290m south west of Benty Sike
• 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 2 Roman temporary camp
• Crooks Roman temporary camp
• Shieling, 670m south west of Spy Crags
• Group of shielings, 100m north of Tinkler Crags
• Thirlwall Castle
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Shieling at Sundayburn Linn
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• St Cuthbert's Church, 100m north west of Upper Denton Farm
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Bastle at Upper Denton
• Shieling, 500m east of Stowerhill Plantation
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Moated site at Upper Denton
• 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
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Standing stone on Standingstone Rigg
• 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
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• The westernmost of two shielings below Rowantree Crag
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Throp Roman fortlet
• Shielings and later farmstead on Cock Law, 600m north west of Horseholme
• RAF Spadeadam: Blue Streak Underground Launcher Facility
• 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
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• RAF Spadeadam: Component Test Area
• 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
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• The Curricks camp
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Roman signal station on Mains Rigg
• 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
• Two shielings below Crying Crag
• RAF Spadeadam: British Oxygen Corporation Air Separation Plant
• Shieling, 110m south of Bull Crag
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Willowford Roman temporary camp
• The westernmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• Shieling 150m south of Tinkler Crags
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Shieling north of Jerrycalf Rigg
• Shieling 900m north east of Rotheryhaugh
• The easternmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• Hazel Gill shieling
• RAF Spadeadam: Greymare Hill Missile Test Area
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• Shieling, 500m south west of Spy Crags