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.

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

Milfield North Henge, and Duddo Five Stones are great places to visit near Ilderton if you like ancient sites.

Ilderton has some unmissable beaches nearby like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Hiking Areas to visit near Ilderton include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

There are a number of castles near to Ilderton including Dunstanburgh Castle.

There are a number of ruins near Ilderton including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Farne Islands is a great place to visit close to Ilderton if you like islands.

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

Roman Sites to visit near Ilderton include Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

The area close to Ilderton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Flodden.

Ilderton History

There are some historic monuments around Ilderton:

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