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 has some unmissable villages nearby like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Places near Lilburn feature a number of interesting ancient sites 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 several good geological features in the Lilburn area like 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.

There are a several good ruins in the Lilburn area like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

The area around Lilburn's best islands can be found at Farne Islands.

Places near Lilburn feature a number of interesting towns including Hexham.

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

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

Lilburn History

There are some historic monuments around Lilburn:

• Bastle House
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
• Iron age defended settlement, 500m south west of Broomycrook Knowe
• Newton Bridge
• Incised rocks 550yds (500m) NW of Doddington Dean Wood
• Prehistoric rock art, 92m south west of Buttony
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Incised rocks at Fowberry Park
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 702m north east of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Site 1/2 mile (800m) W of Bewick Bridge
• Round cairn, 50m south of Titlington Pike
• Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn
• Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
• Settlement S of Hare Law
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor
• Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean
• Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it
• Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter
• Romano-British enclosed settlement, 405m east of Fowberry Moor
• Whitridge settlement site
• Round cairn on Titlington Pike
• Simonside camp
• Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains
• Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill
• Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
• Group of burial mounds on Doddington North Moor
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• Palisaded settlement 125m south of North Pike cairn
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 487m south of Clavering
• Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of Chesters
• Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick
• Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean
• Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean
• Castle Hill camp
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage
• Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
• Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
• Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod
• Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
• Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor
• Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor
• Incised rock on Hare Crags
• Multivallate hillfort, 483m south west of Clinch
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 215m ENE of Kay Hill
• Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle and field plot at Lamb Crag
• North Middleton medieval village
• Three round cairns on the summit of Dod Hill
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 195m north west of Achnacarry Plantation
• Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
• Weetwood Moor round cairns
• Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor
• Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor
• Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south of Clavering
• Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
• The standing stones on Doddington Moor
• Prehistoric rock art 190m south west of Middleton Dean promontory fort
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss
• West Lilburn tower 50m north east of Lilburn Cottage
• Greaves Ash camp
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
• Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
• Prehistoric rock art, 225m east of Whitsunbank Hill
• Old Fawdon Hill West camp
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
• Defended settlement, 790m WNW of Howemoor Plantation
• The Battle Stone
• The carved stone, Chatton Park, Kettley
• Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse
• Brandon Dean camp
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
• Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor
• Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• Circular ditched enclosure W of Chatton
• Weetwood Bridge
• Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike
• Rock art on Weetwood Moor, 1km south west of Clavering
• Earthwork at Crawley Tower
• Knock Hill promontory camp
• West Lilburn chapel and burial ground
• Reaveley Hill settlement
• Romano-British farmstead and part of an associated field system 630m south west of White Gables
• Chatton Law camp, and cup and ring marked rocks
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement 1060m north west of Ilderton Moor
• Bewick Hill, cairns and barrows, Old Bewick
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• Cairns on Knock Hill
• Round cairns N of Tick Law
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• Reaveley Hill camp
• 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
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Incised rocks on Gled Law
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
• Bewick Hill camp
• Defended settlement on Beanley Moor 780m east of Beanley South Side Farm
• Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder
• Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement and part of a field system, 880m north of Heddon Hill
• Percy's Cross, Beanley
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill
• Weetwood Bank cup and ring marked rock, 290m north west of Wooler Post Office Radio Station
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Defended settlement 900m west of Calder