Lilburn is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Lilburn

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

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

There are a number of ancient sites near to Lilburn including Milfield North Henge.

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

The area around Lilburn boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

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

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of Lilburn's best, nearby castles to visit in Lilburn.

The area around Lilburn boasts some of the best ruins including Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

Farne Islands is one of Lilburn's best, nearby islands to visit in Lilburn.

The area around Lilburn boasts some of the best towns including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The area around Lilburn boasts some of the best roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

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

Lilburn History

There are some historic monuments around Lilburn:

• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
• Chatton Law camp, and cup and ring marked rocks
• Bewick Hill, cairns and barrows, Old Bewick
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill
• Earthwork at Crawley Tower
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 195m north west of Achnacarry Plantation
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Greaves Ash camp
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Castle Hill camp
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Bewick Hill camp
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• The carved stone, Chatton Park, Kettley
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Whitridge settlement site
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss
• Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Bastle House
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Weetwood Bridge
• Simonside camp
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• 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, 50m south of Titlington Pike
• Round cairns N of Tick Law
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• North Middleton medieval village
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Old Fawdon Hill West camp
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Defended settlement on Beanley Moor 780m east of Beanley South Side Farm
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 215m ENE of Kay Hill
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Multivallate hillfort, 483m south west of Clinch
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Knock Hill promontory camp
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Palisaded settlement 125m south of North Pike cairn
• Brandon Dean camp
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick
• Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of Chesters
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Reaveley Hill camp
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort
• Round cairn on Titlington Pike
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• The Battle Stone
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Newton Bridge
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge