Heaton Castle
Heaton Castle in the parish of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England, is a ruined historic castle near the Scottish border. It is situated in an elevated position above the south bank of the River Till, 4 miles north-east of Coldstream and 9 miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and 2 miles south-east of the River Tweed, the historic border with Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: quadrangular castle in Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Heaton Castle” and “Remains of Heaton Castle circa 30 yards north west of Farmhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Twizell Castle and Etal Castle.
Twizell Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twizell Castle is a Grade II* listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument which stands on a bend of the River Till at Tillmouth Park, Northumberland, northern England. Twizell Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Heaton Castle.
Etal Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall. Etal Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Heaton Castle.
Duddo Five Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Duddo Five Stones is a stone circle north of Duddo in North Northumberland, approximately 4 miles South of the Scottish Border. The stones were known as the Four Stones until 1903, when the fifth stone was re-erected to improve the skyline. Duddo Five Stones is situated 2 miles northeast of Heaton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Etal and Duddo.
Etal
Village
Etal is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and includes the substantial ruins of the medieval Etal Castle, now owned by English Heritage. Etal is situated 2 miles southeast of Heaton Castle.
Duddo
Village
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duddo is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, about 8 miles southwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Duddo is situated 2½ miles east of Heaton Castle.
Crookham
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crookham is a village on the River Till in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 8 km to the east of Coldstream and 14 km northwest of Wooler. Crookham is situated 2½ miles southeast of Heaton Castle.
Heaton Castle
- Categories: quadrangular castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Heaton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Heaton Castle”
- Swedish: “Castle Heaton Castle”
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