Spittal is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Spittal postcode: TD15 1RD

Retail in Spittal

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

Spittal has some unmissable villages nearby like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Spittal is near some unmissable ancient sites like Milfield North Henge,

Spittal's best nearby beaches can be found at Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Spittal's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near Spittal if you like geological features.

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Spittal's best, nearby castles to visit in Spittal.

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

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

There are a number of towns near to Spittal including Hexham.

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

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

Spittal History

There are some historic monuments around Spittal:

• Enclosure castle, two 16th century gun turrets and an early 17th century house
• Chester Hill,fort and cultivation terraces Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces; Secular: cultivation terraces SM4918
• Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4550
• Catch-a-penny House, settlement 135m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12514
• The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
• Mordington, medieval village and church 210m S of Mordington House Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM12359
• Berwick Bridge
• Lamberton old church, church and churchyard 75m NNE of Border View Ecclesiastical: church SM384
• Chester Crane camp
• Redhall, enclosure 280m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5085
• Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: bastle SM12488
• Murton High Crags settlements
• Camphill settlement
• Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4637
• Spades Mire linear earthwork and section of rig and furrow
• Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery
• Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle
• Haggerston dovecote
• Springhill Roman camp
• Halidon Hill settlement
• Hilltops, settlement 530m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12453
• Moor Side, homestead 350m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4455