Shieldfield is a Village in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Retail in Shieldfield

There are great places to visit near Shieldfield including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

The area close to Shieldfield boasts some of the best towns including Gateshead.

Shieldfield has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

Newcastle is one of Shieldfield's best, nearby cities to visit in Shieldfield.

Newcastle International Airport is a great place to visit close to Shieldfield if you like airports.

Shieldfield History

There are some historic monuments around Shieldfield:

• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• West Backworth medieval settlement, 300m south east of West Farm
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Wardley moated site
• Burradon Tower, Burradon Farm
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Enclosure 600yds (540m) NE of Burradon House
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Bowes Railway
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Gardner's Houses settlement
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Chapel on the south side of Kingsley Avenue