Ilderton is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Ilderton

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

The area around Ilderton features a number of interesting villages including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

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

There are a number of hiking areas near Ilderton including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

The area around Ilderton features a number of interesting geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

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

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

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

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

There are a several good roman sites in the Ilderton area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Places near Ilderton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Flodden.

Ilderton History

There are some historic monuments around Ilderton:

• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Bastle House
• Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Greaves Ash camp
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Weetwood Bridge
• Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it
• Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Castle Hill camp
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Newton Bridge
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Brandon Dean camp
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill
• Simonside camp
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Whitridge settlement site
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 215m ENE of Kay Hill
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Round cairn 830m SSE of Ewartly
• Multivallate hillfort, 483m south west of Clinch
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• The Battle Stone
• The carved stone, Chatton Park, Kettley
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• North Middleton medieval village
• Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of Chesters
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Castle Hill camp
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Chatton Law camp, and cup and ring marked rocks
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 195m north west of Achnacarry Plantation
• Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate
• Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Alnham medieval settlement
• Reaveley Hill camp
• High Knowes palisaded settlements, field system, cord rig, linear boundary and enclosed settlement 600m west of White Gate
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Old Fawdon Hill West camp
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor
• Ewart Park henge
• Earthwork at Crawley Tower
• Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Palisaded settlement on Hart Law
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Enclosures on Meggrim's Knowe
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Bewick Hill camp
• Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
• Knock Hill promontory camp
• Palisaded settlement 125m south of North Pike cairn