Green Castle
Green Castle is an archaeological site in Akeld, Northumberland, England. Green Castle is situated nearby to Wooler Library, as well as near St Ninian’s Catholic Church, Wooler.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ringwork castle in Akeld, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wooler Library and St Ninian’s Catholic Church, Wooler.
Wooler Library
Library
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wooler Library is situated 2,600 feet east of Green Castle.
St Ninian’s Catholic Church, Wooler
Church
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ninian’s church is a Catholic place of worship situated on Burnhouse Road in the town of Wooler in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building and is within the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. St Ninian’s Catholic Church, Wooler is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Green Castle.
The Black Bull
Hotel
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Black Bull is a hotel, which is situated 3,200 feet east of Green Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wooler and Earle.
Wooler
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wooler is a town in Northumberland, on a lowland route into Scotland that skirts the Cheviot Hills, with a population of 2000 in 2021. "Situated in an ill-cultivated country under the influence of vast mountains, from whence it is subject to impetuous rains" was the Norman conquerors' dismal assessment of it in 1107.
Earle
Hamlet
Earle is a village and civil parish in county of Northumberland, England. It has around 20 inhabitants and is about 2 miles from Wooler. It is a popular walking area with many walks passing through Earle on their way to the Cheviot Hills.
Akeld
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated around 2.7 miles to the west of Wooler and 9.3 miles from the border with Scotland at Coldstream. Akeld is situated 2 miles northwest of Green Castle.
Green Castle
- Categories: ringwork castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Akeld, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.54437° or 55° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.03036° or 2° 1′ 49″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C7VGXV9+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 101433770OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Green Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Green Castle (kastilyo sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “Green Castle”
- Swedish: “Green Castle (slott i Storbritannien)”
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