Kirknewton is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Kirknewton

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

Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are some of Kirknewton best villages to visit near Kirknewton.

Milfield North Henge is one of Kirknewton's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Kirknewton.

The area around Kirknewton features a number of interesting beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham are some of Kirknewton best hiking areas to visit near Kirknewton.

There are a number of geological features near Kirknewton including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Kirknewton is near some unmissable castles like Dunstanburgh Castle,

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

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

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

Kirknewton has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

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

Kirknewton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirknewton:

• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Auchope,scooped homestead 400m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM4746
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Settlement at Scaldhill Shank
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe
• Old Halterburnhead,homestead 600m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4669
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of Torleehouse
• Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall
• Enclosed settlement west of Mid Hill
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• North Black Hagg defended settlement
• Shieling 950m SSW of Mounthooly
• Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Hut circle, cultivation terraces and farmstead of later prehistoric date, and medieval settlement and field system 800m and 740m south of Elsdonburn Shank
• St Gregory's Hill camp
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Moneylaws Castle Hill camp
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Round cairn 540m NNW of Southernknowe
• Southern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead; Secular: farmstead SM5019
• Mid Hill enclosed settlement, Westnewton
• Flodden camp
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Shieling and enclosure 840m SSW of Mounthooly
• The Battle Stone
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosures 160m N of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Little Hetha defended settlement
• Roman period native settlement 340m east of Hethpool Linn
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Cornhill Castle
• Yeavering Bell camp
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• East Moneylaws camp
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Fasset Hill,palisaded settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM6003
• Madam Law Cairn
• Settlement at the south end of The Bell
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and medieval sheiling 165m north east of Dunsdale
• Shieling 930m SSW of Mounthooly
• Ewart Park henge
• Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Enclosed settlement, 620m south east of Cornhill Castle
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 370m WNW of Southernknowe
• Roman period aggregate village on Coldsmouth Hill, 650m south east of St Ethelrede's Chapel
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Roman period native settlement 200m SSE of Staw Hill defended settlement
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Shieling at Southernknowe, 530m SSE of Whitehall
• Bonnie Laws,cairn 700m N of Cocklawfoot Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4994
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Romano-British settlement 810m south east of Whitehall
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• West Hill camp
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Stob Stones,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1689
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Settlement on north slope of Yeavering Bell
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Settlement north west of Ell's Knowe
• Settlement SW of Mid Hill
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope Secular: farmstead SM4890
• Downham camp
• Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• The King's Stone NW of Crookham Westfield Farm
• Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe
• Fawcett Shank defended settlement, 620m SSE of Fleehope
• Bonnie Laws,settlement and field system 850m NE of Cocklawfoot Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM5739
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 600m north east of Elsdonburn Shank
• Etal Castle tower house
• Hethpool stone circles
• Burnt Humbleton,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4668
• House platform north west of Laddie's Knowe settlement
• Castle Hill camp
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Auchope,settlement 550m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM4871
• Hut circle 920m SSW of Mounthooly
• Auchope,settlement 325m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM4780
• Great Hetha defended settlement
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Settlement WSW of Ell's Knowe
• Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank
• Sinkside Hill defended settlement
• Farmstead and cultivation terraces, ENE of Stawhouse
• Auchope,homestead 475m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4829
• Howtel tower house
• Roman period native farmstead 550m SW of Trowupburn Farm
• Auchope,scooped homestead 80m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM4827
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
• Steer Rig,palisaded settlement 820m ENE of Old Halterburnhead Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM4558
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Hethpool tower house
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden
• Settlement on the east slope of The Bell
• Roman period native settlement on east slope of Mid Hill, 520m south of Staw Hill Camp
• Two round cairns south west of Tuppie's Grave
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Flodden Edge camp
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Settlement north of Coldburn
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Trowupburn cairn group
• Settlements and cairn east of Laddies Knowe
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 270m ESE of Fleehope
• Parson's Tower
• Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
• Site E of Milfield village
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Settlement, probably medieval, SW of Torleehouse
• Northern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces SM2431
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Sourhope,scooped settlement 1050m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped settlement SM4745
• Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly
• Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head
• Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways
• Settlement N of White Law
• Staw Hill defended settlement
• Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Ell's Knowe defended settlement and earlier palisaded site
• Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly
• Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM4835
• Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 700m south of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead, 470m ESE of Fleehope
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Elsdonburn Roman period native settlements and medieval shieling
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood