Ilderton is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Ilderton

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

There are a number of villages near Ilderton including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

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

Ilderton has some unmissable beaches nearby like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Hiking Areas to visit near Ilderton include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a number of geological features near Ilderton including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Castles to visit near Ilderton include Dunstanburgh Castle.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are great places to visit near Ilderton if you like ruins.

There are a number of islands near to Ilderton including Farne Islands.

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

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

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

Ilderton History

There are some historic monuments around Ilderton:

• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• The carved stone, Chatton Park, Kettley
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Newton Bridge
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Old Fawdon Hill West camp
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Enclosures on Meggrim's Knowe
• North Middleton medieval village
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Reaveley Hill camp
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Earthwork at Crawley Tower
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Whitridge settlement site
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Chatton Law camp, and cup and ring marked rocks
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Ewart Park henge
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Palisaded settlement on Hart Law
• Simonside camp
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill
• Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 195m north west of Achnacarry Plantation
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Knock Hill promontory camp
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Bastle House
• Round cairn 830m SSE of Ewartly
• Brandon Dean camp
• High Knowes palisaded settlements, field system, cord rig, linear boundary and enclosed settlement 600m west of White Gate
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Multivallate hillfort, 483m south west of Clinch
• Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system
• Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Castle Hill camp
• Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• The Battle Stone
• Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Alnham medieval settlement
• Greaves Ash camp
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Weetwood Bridge
• Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Palisaded settlement 125m south of North Pike cairn
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
• Bewick Hill camp
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Castle Hill camp
• Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of Chesters
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 215m ENE of Kay Hill