Milfield is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Retail in Milfield

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

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

Don't miss Milfield North Henge's ancient sites if visiting the area around Milfield.

Milfield's best nearby beaches can be found at Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

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

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

Dunstanburgh Castle is a great place to visit close to Milfield if you like castles.

Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh are some of Milfield best ruins to visit near Milfield.

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

Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed are some of Milfield best towns to visit near Milfield.

The area around Milfield features a number of interesting roman sites including Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is one of Milfield's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Milfield.

Milfield History

There are some historic monuments around Milfield:

• Flodden camp
• Rock art at Goatscrag, 200m north west of Routin Lynn
• Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways
• Prehistoric enclosure south west of Brands Hill and 870m east of Langlee
• Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
• Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Round cairn 100m south of Torleehouse
• Romano-British settlement 810m south east of Whitehall
• The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
• Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
• Settlement at the south end of The Bell
• Two medieval shielings on Akeld Hill, 680m WNW of Gleadscleugh
• Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean
• Unenclosed Bronze Age hut circle and clearance cairn 800m ESE of Langlee
• The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
• Roman period native farmstead and associated scooped enclosures and trackways on east slope of Harehope Hill, 925m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Coupland henge and section of droveway, 170m SSW of Cheviot Cottage
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 330m south west of Langlee
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 270m ESE of Fleehope
• Roman period native settlement 400m WSW of Carey Burn Bridge
• Little Hetha defended settlement
• Wooler Tower on east side of Church Street
• Hethpool stone circles
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and medieval sheiling 165m north east of Dunsdale
• Prehistoric field system and unenclosed hut circle settlement on eastern slopes of Hart Heugh, 550m south west of Earlehillhead
• Flodden Edge camp
• Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
• Staw Hill defended settlement
• Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill
• Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe
• Roman period native farmstead 550m SW of Trowupburn Farm
• Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Cup and ring marked rocks near Roughting Linn camp
• Glead's Cleugh Iron Age promontory fort
• Round cairn 760m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Hazely Hill round cairn
• Castle Hill camp
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Monday Cleugh, 520m SSE of Gleadscleugh
• Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort
• Defended settlement on north slope of Harehope Hill, 570m south east of High Akled Cottages
• Roman period native settlement 340m east of Hethpool Linn
• Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
• Enclosed settlement west of Mid Hill
• Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
• Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit
• West Hill camp
• Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
• Iron Age multivallate hillfort and prehistoric trackway at Monday Cleugh
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead 370m WNW of Southernknowe
• Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of Torleehouse
• Settlements and cairn east of Laddies Knowe
• Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• The King's Stone NW of Crookham Westfield Farm
• Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 120m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall
• Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden
• Defended settlement, 380m south west of Sandy House
• Site E of Milfield village
• Henge 600yds (550m) E of Akeld Lodge
• St Gregory's Hill camp
• Settlement on the east slope of The Bell
• Medieval shieling and enclosure 340m north west of Gleadscleugh
• Ford Colliery 920m north east of Blackcrag Wood
• Site SE of Yeavering
• Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge
• Roughting Linn camp
• Moneylaws Castle Hill camp
• Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remains
• Etal Castle tower house
• Ford Westfield settlement
• Romano-British farmstead 900m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Bronze Age round cairn on summit of Hart Heugh, 780m south west of Earlehillhead
• Fawcett Shank defended settlement, 620m SSE of Fleehope
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Duddo Tower
• Great Hetha defended settlement
• Settlement SW of Mid Hill
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland Bridge
• Unenclosed scooped settlement on the east slope of Harehope Hill, 750m south east of High Akeld Cottages
• Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
• Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston
• Shieling at Southernknowe, 530m SSE of Whitehall
• Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Two pillboxes near Green Castle
• Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
• East Moneylaws camp
• Mid Hill enclosed settlement, Westnewton
• Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
• Site SW of Thirlings
• Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
• House platform north west of Laddie's Knowe settlement
• Round cairn 540m NNW of Southernknowe
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SW of White Law
• Trowupburn cairn group
• Roman period native enclosed farmstead, 470m ESE of Fleehope
• Prehistoric hut circle on Harehope Hill, 400m south east of Gleadscleugh
• Prehistoric hut circle 540m south of Gleadscleugh
• Settlement N of White Law
• Settlement on north slope of Yeavering Bell
• Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
• Ell's Knowe defended settlement and earlier palisaded site
• Farmstead and cultivation terraces, ENE of Stawhouse
• Romano-British farmstead 630m south west of White Gables
• North Middleton medieval village
• Round cairn 435m south west of Langlee
• Romano-British native farmstead 970m north east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
• Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
• Settlement on north east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
• Roman period native settlement on east slope of Mid Hill, 520m south of Staw Hill Camp
• Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
• Two incised rocks on Broom Ridge, Hunter's Moor
• Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall
• Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
• Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
• Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg
• Marley Knowe round cairn
• Ewart Park henge
• Settlement, probably medieval, SW of Torleehouse
• Sinkside Hill defended settlement
• Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM12362
• Howtel tower house
• Settlement north of Coldburn
• Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
• Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
• Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm
• Enclosure on Fadden Hill
• Hethpool tower house
• Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
• Roman period native settlement 200m SSE of Staw Hill defended settlement
• Settlement, field systems and terraces on the south east slope of Yeavering Bell
• Rock art including four animal carvings at Goatscrag rock shelter, 155m north west of Routin Lynn
• Parson's Tower
• Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
• 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
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit
• Cairnfield 420m south east of triangulation point on Gains Law
• The Battle Stone
• South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
• Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh
• Romano-British settlements E of Yeavering Bell containing the Old Sheepfold settlement and settlements to the W and S of it
• Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe
• Twizel Bridge
• Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill
• Yeavering Bell camp
• Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
• Hut circle 770m south east of White Gables
• Medieval chapel, 220m south east of White Gables
• North Black Hagg defended settlement
• The Battle Stone, 650m WNW of Yeavering Farm