The Castles

The Castles is an archaeological site in South Bedburn, County Durham, England. The Castles is situated near the forest Burnlea Row Wood, as well as near the locality Bedburn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hamsterley Baptist Chapel and Hamsterley War Memorial.

Hamsterley Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hamsterley Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Castles.

Hamsterley War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: GRAEME and LESLEY CRANSTON, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hamsterley War Memorial is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Castles.

Fir Tree War Memorial Drinking Fountain

Memorial

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fir Tree War Memorial Drinking Fountain is situated 2½ miles east of The Castles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedburn and Hamsterley.

Bedburn

Locality

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bedburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is in the civil parish of South Bedburn, near Hamsterley, and Hamsterley Forest. The Bedburn Beck a tributary of the River Wear, flows past the village.

Hamsterley

Village

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of Bishop Auckland. The village lies on a rise above the upper reaches of the Wear valley.

Fir Tree

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear. Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel. Fir Tree is situated 2½ miles east of The Castles.

The Castles

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: South Bedburn, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.69266° or 54° 41′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.84079° or 1° 50′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C6WM5V5+3M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 429432057

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Burnlea Row Wood and Dryderdale.

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