Ord is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Ord

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

There are a number of ancient sites near to Ord including Milfield North Henge.

Don't miss Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Ord.

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

Don't miss Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap's geological features if visiting the area around Ord.

The area around Ord's best castles can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the Ord area like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a several good islands in the area around Ord like Farne Islands.

Ord has some unmissable towns nearby like Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

There are a several good roman sites in the Ord area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is one of Ord's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Ord.

Ord History

There are some historic monuments around Ord:

• Chester Hill,fort and cultivation terraces Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces; Secular: cultivation terraces SM4918
• Chester Crane camp
• Duddo Tower
• Catch-a-penny House, settlement 135m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12514
• Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle
• Etal Castle tower house
• Haggerston dovecote
• Mordington, medieval village and church 210m S of Mordington House Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM12359
• Moor Side, homestead 350m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4455
• West Flemington, settlement 275m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12540
• Bleachfield, settlement, enclosure, pit alignment 160m and 460m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12508
• Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4550
• Camphill settlement
• Hilltops, settlement 530m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12453
• No 9 Kirkbanny, settlement 360m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12531
• Murton High Crags settlements
• The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
• Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4637
• Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery
• Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg
• Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: bastle SM12488
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• Springhill Roman camp
• Earthwork 370yds (340m) E of Low Stead
• Foulden Old Tithe Barn Industrial: farming, food production; Secular: barn SM90148
• Horncliffe fort
• Enclosure castle, two 16th century gun turrets and an early 17th century house
• Berwick Bridge
• Lamberton old church, church and churchyard 75m NNE of Border View Ecclesiastical: church SM384
• Spades Mire linear earthwork and section of rig and furrow
• Halidon Hill settlement