Melkridge is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Melkridge

There are great places to visit near Melkridge 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 Melkridge area like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Places near Melkridge feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Milfield North Henge.

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

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

Geological Features to visit near Melkridge include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

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

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are great places to visit near Melkridge if you like ruins.

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

Melkridge is near some unmissable towns like Hexham,

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are great places to visit near Melkridge if you like roman sites.

Flodden is a great place to visit close to Melkridge if you like historic monuments.

Melkridge History

There are some historic monuments around Melkridge:

• The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37
• Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp
• The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
• Round cairn, 150m ESE of Kingscrag Gate
• The westernmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• Roman quarry inscription on Queen's Crags, 680m south east of East Hotbank
• Prehistoric settlement 230m north of Bradley
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp
• Shieling, 500m east of Stowerhill Plantation
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Bowl barrow 420m south west of New Beggarbog
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Shieling at Sundayburn Linn
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Three prehistoric and Romano-British settlements and associated cord rig at Green Brae
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• The vallum between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road in Caw Gap in wall miles 39, 40 and 41
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park in wall miles 37, 38 and 39
• Shieling 290m south west of Benty Sike
• Round cairn, 150m east of Kingscrag Gate
• Round cairn 450m north east of East Crindledikes
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Shieling, 500m south west of Spy Crags
• Staward pele
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp
• Twice Brewed Roman temporary camp
• Round cairn, 120m ENE of Kingscrag Gate
• Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones
• The easternmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• Shieling, 670m south west of Spy Crags
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43
• Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells Braes
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Willimontswyke (uninhabited portions)
• Defended settlement and Roman signal station 410m south of West Crindledikes
• Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough
• Round cairn, 120m south of King's Crags
• Stone circle, 380m east of King's Crags
• Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall
• Ring cairn and shieling immediately west of Chatley Crags
• Ninebanks tower house
• Bastle at Grandy's Knowe
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Shieling 900m north east of Rotheryhaugh
• Shieling and associated building 1.45km west of Blue Hemmel
• Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41
• Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318
• Romano-British farmstead, 250m east of King's Crags
• Round cairn 380m north of Codley Gate