Lilburn is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Lilburn

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

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

Milfield North Henge is a great place to visit close to Lilburn if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good beaches in the Lilburn area like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Lilburn has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Lilburn 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 Lilburn if you like castles.

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

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

Hexham is a great place to visit close to Lilburn if you like towns.

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

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Lilburn like Flodden.

Lilburn History

There are some historic monuments around Lilburn:

• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Whitridge settlement site
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Palisaded settlement 125m south of North Pike cairn
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Greaves Ash camp
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 195m north west of Achnacarry Plantation
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• North Middleton medieval village
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage
• 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 in Fox Covert
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• The Battle Stone
• Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick
• Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of Chesters
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Chatton Law camp, and cup and ring marked rocks
• Old Fawdon Hill West camp
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Round cairn, 50m south of Titlington Pike
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Weetwood Bridge
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 215m ENE of Kay Hill
• The carved stone, Chatton Park, Kettley
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Brandon Dean camp
• Earthwork at Crawley Tower
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Round cairn on Titlington Pike
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Simonside camp
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Newton Bridge
• Bastle House
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Castle Hill camp
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Bewick Hill camp
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss
• Bewick Hill, cairns and barrows, Old Bewick
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Reaveley Hill camp
• Defended settlement on Beanley Moor 780m east of Beanley South Side Farm
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Knock Hill promontory camp
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Multivallate hillfort, 483m south west of Clinch
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Round cairns N of Tick Law