Kirknewton is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Kirknewton

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

Kirknewton's best nearby villages can be found at Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Milfield North Henge is a great place to visit close to Kirknewton if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good beaches in the Kirknewton area like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Kirknewton area like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Geological Features to visit near Kirknewton include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

The area around Kirknewton's best castles can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle.

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

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

Kirknewton is near some unmissable towns like Hexham,

Don't miss Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort's roman sites if visiting the area around Kirknewton.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Kirknewton like Flodden.

Kirknewton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirknewton:

• Roman period native enclosed settlement 700m south of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 600m north east of Elsdonburn Shank
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Southern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Sinkside Hill defended settlement
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Tathey Crags prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement
• Burnt Humbleton,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4668
• Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead; Secular: farmstead SM5019
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe
• Settlement north west of Ell's Knowe
• Bonnie Laws,settlement and field system 850m NE of Cocklawfoot Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM5739
• Parson's Tower
• Fasset Hill,palisaded settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM6003
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement south east of Long Crags
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Mid Hill enclosed settlement, Westnewton
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Auchope,scooped homestead 80m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM4827
• Ell's Knowe defended settlement and earlier palisaded site
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Shieling 950m SSW of Mounthooly
• Settlement at the south end of The Bell
• Ewart Park henge
• Steer Rig,palisaded settlement 820m ENE of Old Halterburnhead Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM4558
• Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Stob Stones,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1689
• Romano-British settlement 810m south east of Whitehall
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Round cairn 540m NNW of Southernknowe
• Sourhope,scooped settlement 1050m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped settlement SM4745
• Roman period native settlement 200m SSE of Staw Hill defended settlement
• Downham camp
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
• Roman period native settlement on east slope of Mid Hill, 520m south of Staw Hill Camp
• The King's Stone NW of Crookham Westfield Farm
• Little Hetha defended settlement
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
• Auchope,scooped homestead 400m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM4746
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Hethpool tower house
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Madam Law Cairn
• Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of Torleehouse
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Auchope,settlement 325m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM4780
• Flodden camp
• Fawcett Shank defended settlement, 620m SSE of Fleehope
• Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head
• Hut circle, cultivation terraces and farmstead of later prehistoric date, and medieval settlement and field system 800m and 740m south of Elsdonburn Shank
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Settlement on the east slope of The Bell
• Flodden Edge camp
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Roman period native farmstead north west of Long Crags, 600m south east of Langleeford
• North Black Hagg defended settlement
• Great Hetha defended settlement
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Auchope,settlement 550m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM4871
• Settlements and cairn east of Laddies Knowe
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
• Staw Hill defended settlement
• Settlement on north slope of Yeavering Bell
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Auchope,homestead 475m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4829
• Settlement north of Coldburn
• Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Enclosed settlement west of Mid Hill
• Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Elsdonburn Roman period native settlements and medieval shieling
• Settlement SW of Mid Hill
• Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Site E of Milfield village
• The Battle Stone
• Shieling 930m SSW of Mounthooly
• Two round cairns south west of Tuppie's Grave
• Enclosed settlement, 620m south east of Cornhill Castle
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall
• Northern ring cairn on Coldsmouth Hill
• Settlement N of White Law
• Yeavering Bell camp
• Site SE of Yeavering
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 270m ESE of Fleehope
• East Moneylaws camp
• St Gregory's Hill camp
• Howtel tower house
• Roman period native settlement 340m east of Hethpool Linn
• Cornhill Castle
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosures 160m N of Ring Chesters defended settlement
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Shieling and enclosure 840m SSW of Mounthooly
• Shieling at Southernknowe, 530m SSE of Whitehall
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Roman period aggregate village on Coldsmouth Hill, 650m south east of St Ethelrede's Chapel
• West Hill camp
• Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces SM2431
• Prehistoric enclosures, Bronze Age field system, unenclosed round houses and three cairns NW of Langlee Crags, 900m south of Langlee
• Trowupburn cairn group
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Hut circle 920m SSW of Mounthooly
• Castle Hill camp
• Old Halterburnhead,homestead 600m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4669
• Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly
• Roman period native farmstead 550m SW of Trowupburn Farm
• Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and medieval sheiling 165m north east of Dunsdale
• Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope Secular: farmstead SM4890
• Settlement WSW of Ell's Knowe
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Settlement, probably medieval, SW of Torleehouse
• Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM4835
• Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Bonnie Laws,cairn 700m N of Cocklawfoot Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4994
• Etal Castle tower house
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• House platform north west of Laddie's Knowe settlement
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Settlement at Scaldhill Shank
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Moneylaws Castle Hill camp
• Hethpool stone circles
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 370m WNW of Southernknowe
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Farmstead and cultivation terraces, ENE of Stawhouse
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead, 470m ESE of Fleehope