Coanwood is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Coanwood

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

Ancient Sites to visit near Coanwood include Milfield North Henge.

Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are great places to visit near Coanwood if you like beaches.

The area around Coanwood features a number of interesting hiking areas including 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 Coanwood.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting the area around Coanwood.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh's ruins if visiting the area around Coanwood.

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

The area around Coanwood features a number of interesting towns including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

There are a number of roman sites near Coanwood including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

The area around Coanwood's best historic monuments can be found at Flodden.

Coanwood History

There are some historic monuments around Coanwood:

• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Thirlwall Castle
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• Crooks Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle
• 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 1 Roman temporary camp
• Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
• Willowford Roman temporary camp
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46
• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Carvoran Roman fort and the west side of the B6318 road in wall mile 46
• 19th century zinc spelter works and 20th century fume works at Tindale and the Great Battery - part of Lord Carlisle's rail system, 290m SW of Riggfoot Farm
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• The Curricks camp
• Throp Roman fortlet
• Roachburn Colliery
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Sunny Rigg 2 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
• Hadrian's Wall, vallum, section of the Stanegate Roman road and a Roman temporary camp between the B6318 road and Poltross Burn in wall miles 46 and 47