Gleadscleugh Hillfort
Gleadscleugh Hillfort is a ruins in Akeld, Northumberland, England. Gleadscleugh Hillfort is situated nearby to the peak Akeld Hill, as well as near White Law.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coupland Castle and Yeavering Bell.
Coupland Castle
Castle
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coupland Castle is situated in the village of Coupland, 4 miles to the north-west of Wooler, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The Grade I listed "castle" is actually a tower house "built after 1584, with irregular later additions". Coupland Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gleadscleugh Hillfort.
Yeavering Bell
Peak
Yeavering Bell is a twin-peaked hill near the River Glen in north Northumberland, England, to the west of Wooler, and forming part of the Cheviot Hills.
Green Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Green Castle is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gleadscleugh Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akeld and Yeavering.
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.
Yeavering
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yeavering is a hamlet in the north-east corner of the civil parish of Kirknewton in the English county of Northumberland. It is located on the River Glen at the northern edge of the Cheviot Hills.
Coupland
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coupland is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ewart, in Northumberland, England. It is on the north bank of the River Glen about 4 miles to the northwest of Wooler. In 1951 the parish had a population of 216.
Gleadscleugh Hillfort
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Akeld, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.55771° or 55° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.08378° or 2° 5′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C7VHW58+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1003940421OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
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