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.

Villages to visit near Kirknewton include Milfield, Craster, Bamburgh, and Duddo.

The area around Kirknewton boasts some of the best 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 Kirknewton.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Kirknewton area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

Dunstanburgh Castle is a great place to visit close to Kirknewton if you like castles.

Kirknewton's best nearby ruins can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

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

The area around Kirknewton features a number of interesting towns including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The area around Kirknewton boasts some of the best roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Kirknewton is near some unmissable historic monuments like Flodden,

Kirknewton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirknewton:

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