Halton Castle
Halton Castle is a pele tower and grade I listed building situated close to Hadrian's Wall to the north of the village of Corbridge in Northumberland, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential building
- Description: Grade I listed peel tower in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Halton Castle, Northumberland”, “Halton Tower”, and “Halton Tower, Northumberland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aydon Castle and Milecastle 22.
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. Aydon Castle is situated 1 mile south of Halton Castle.
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 22 is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Halton Castle.
Chapel Of St Aidan
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Of St Aidan is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Halton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halton and Aydon.
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.
Aydon
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aydon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corbridge, in Northumberland, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road.
Great Whittington
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Whittington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, England, 7 miles NE of Hexham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 158, in 2011 it had a population of 401. Great Whittington is situated 2 miles north of Halton Castle.
Halton Castle
- Categories: peel tower, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00513° or 55° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.00599° or 2° 0′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C7V2X4V+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 749706118OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5643626
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Halton Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Halton Castle”
- German: “Halton Castle”
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