Henshaw is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Henshaw

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

There are a number of villages near Henshaw including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are some of Henshaw best beaches to visit near Henshaw.

The area around Henshaw boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Henshaw has some unmissable geological features nearby like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Henshaw is near some unmissable castles like Dunstanburgh Castle,

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

There are a number of islands near to Henshaw including Farne Islands.

Towns to visit near Henshaw include Hexham.

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Henshaw best roman sites to visit near Henshaw.

Don't miss Flodden's historic monuments if visiting the area around Henshaw.

Henshaw History

There are some historic monuments around Henshaw:

• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Staward pele
• Allen smelt mill, flue system and chimneys
• Bastle at Grandy's Knowe
• Moated site and fishpond, 1km ENE of Sewingshields on Fozy Moss
• Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• Round cairn 380m north of Codley Gate
• Round cairn, 120m south of King's Crags
• Willimontswyke (uninhabited portions)
• Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp
• Roman camp, 290m north west of Seldom Seen
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• 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
• Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall
• Coesike East Roman temporary camp
• The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Ring cairn and shieling immediately west of Chatley Crags
• Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough
• Grindon School Roman temporary camp
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Shieling and associated building 1.45km west of Blue Hemmel
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Bowl barrow 420m south west of New Beggarbog
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Coesike West Roman temporary camps 1 and 2
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones
• Round cairn, 120m ENE of Kingscrag Gate
• Round cairn 450m north east of East Crindledikes
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Roman quarry inscription on Queen's Crags, 680m south east of East Hotbank
• Three round cairns, 500m east of King's Crags
• Fishponds, 450m north-east of Sewingshields
• Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318
• The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge
• The vallum between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road in Caw Gap in wall miles 39, 40 and 41
• Prehistoric settlement 230m north of Bradley
• Romano-British farmstead, 250m east of King's Crags
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Three prehistoric and Romano-British settlements and associated cord rig at Green Brae
• Defended settlement and Roman signal station 410m south of West Crindledikes
• Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41
• Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate
• Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp
• Twice Brewed Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn, 150m east of Kingscrag Gate
• Stone circle, 380m east of King's Crags
• Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37