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Places of Interest

Aydon Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

Milecastle 22

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 22 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, turf covered platform just east of the Portgate roundabout. The platform is 0.5 metres on the east side, reducing to only a parch mark on the west side.

Milecastle 23

Archaeological site

Photo: Sam.roebuck, CC BY 3.0.

Milecastle 23 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, grass covered platform with traces of an external ditch. It is located to the south of the B6318 Military Road around 1.5 kilometres west of its junction with the A68.

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Corbridge

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5.

Corbridge is a village in the Tyne valley of Northumberland, 16 miles west of Newcastle and 4 miles east of Hexham. It's an attractive small place and the main reasons to visit are to see the Roman town of Coria, and to explore Hadrian's Wall further north.

Halton

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in the southern part of Northumberland, England. It is situated 3 miles north of Corbridge just south of Hadrian's Wall.

Matfen

Village

Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village.

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