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.

Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are great places to visit near Ilderton if you like villages.

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

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

There are a number of hiking areas near Ilderton including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

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

The area around Ilderton features a number of interesting ruins including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Ilderton is near some unmissable islands like Farne Islands,

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

Ilderton's best nearby roman sites can be found at Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Places near Ilderton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Flodden.

Ilderton History

There are some historic monuments around Ilderton:

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