Greenhead is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Greenhead

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

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Greenhead like Milfield North Henge.

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

Don't miss Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham's hiking areas if visiting the area around Greenhead.

Greenhead has some unmissable geological features nearby like Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

The area close to Greenhead boasts some of the best castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.

Ruins to visit near Greenhead include Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

The area close to Greenhead boasts some of the best islands including Farne Islands.

The area around Greenhead's best towns can be found at Hexham.

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Greenhead best roman sites to visit near Greenhead.

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

Greenhead History

There are some historic monuments around Greenhead:

• Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42
• Shieling 900m north east of Rotheryhaugh
• Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
• Two shielings below Crying Crag
• St Cuthbert's Church, 100m north west of Upper Denton Farm
• Lees Hall Roman camp
• 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
• Shieling at Sundayburn Linn
• 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
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
• Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
• RAF Spadeadam: Component Test Area
• The easternmost of two shielings below Rowantree Crag
• The easternmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• Burnhead Roman temporary camp
• Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell
• Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
• 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
• Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
• Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells Braes
• The westernmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn
• 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
• RAF Spadeadam: Blue Streak Underground Launcher Facility
• Bastle at Upper Denton
• RAF Spadeadam: Greymare Hill Missile Test Area
• Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
• Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Shieling, 670m south west of Spy Crags
• Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
• Cawfields Roman temporary camp
• Moated site at Upper Denton
• Hazel Gill shieling
• Standing stone on Standingstone Rigg
• Roman signal station on Mains Rigg
• Shieling north of Jerrycalf Rigg
• Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries
• The westernmost of two shielings below Rowantree Crag
• Roachburn Colliery
• The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
• Shieling, 110m south of Bull Crag
• Shieling 290m south west of Benty Sike
• Thirlwall Castle
• Throp Roman fortlet
• Shieling 150m south of Tinkler Crags
• Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
• Shieling, 500m east of Stowerhill Plantation
• 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
• Willowford Roman temporary camp
• Crooks Roman temporary camp
• 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
• Group of shielings, 100m north of Tinkler Crags
• Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
• Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp
• Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation
• 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
• Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp
• The Curricks camp
• Shielings and later farmstead on Cock Law, 600m north west of Horseholme
• Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
• Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp
• Shieling, 500m south west of Spy Crags
• RAF Spadeadam: British Oxygen Corporation Air Separation Plant