Thirlwall Castle

Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham.

Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Magnis and Milecastle 46.

Magnis

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Magnis is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Thirlwall Castle.

Milecastle 46

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 1,800 feet east of Thirlwall Castle.

Church of St Cuthbert

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Cuthbert is situated 2,700 feet south of Thirlwall Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.

Gilsland

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilsland is a village in northern England about… Gilsland is situated 1½ miles west of Thirlwall Castle.

Haltwhistle

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along…

Rowfoot

Hamlet

Rowfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Featherstone, in Northumberland, England. Rowfoot is situated 3½ miles southeast of Thirlwall Castle.

Thirlwall Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Grade I listed castle in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England, UK
Categories: castle, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9888° or 54° 59′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.53373° or 2° 32′ 1″ west

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

9C6VXFQ8+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 337980776

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

6287268

Wikidata ID

Q7785119

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Thirlwall Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Thirlwall Castle”
Danish: “Thirlwall Castle”
French: “château de Thirlwall”
French: “Château de Thirlwall”
German: “Thirlwall Castle”
Swedish: “Thirlwall Castle”
Turkish: “Thirlwall Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bull’s Scar and Greenhead.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Thirlwall Castle and Holmhead Guest House.

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Worth a closer look: Berwick-upon-Tweed and Lindisfarne.

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