Scheduled monuments in Northumberland

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There are 1437 scheduled monuments in the county of Northumberland, England. [1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman forts. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. [3]

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Notable scheduled monuments in Northumberland

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Northumberland.

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 2480834.jpg Alnwick Abbey 55°25′11″N1°43′09″W / 55.41985°N 1.71914°W / 55.41985; -1.71914 1147 ADFounded by Premonstratensian monks The only surviving remains are the 14th-century gatehouse. [4]
Etal Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2525617.jpg Etal Castle 55°38′53″N2°07′16″W / 55.648°N 2.121°W / 55.648; -2.121 1341 ADA ruined medieval fortification [5]
Hexham Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4017740.jpg Hexham Abbey 54°58′19″N2°06′11″W / 54.972°N 2.103°W / 54.972; -2.103 674 AD Benedictine abbey. [6]
Housesteads Roman Fort - geograph.org.uk - 2246106.jpg Housesteads Roman Fort 55°00′47″N2°19′52″W / 55.013°N 2.331°W / 55.013; -2.331 c. 400 ADOne of the best-preserved forts on Hadrian's wall. [7]
Lindisfarne Priory - geograph.org.uk - 2800728.jpg Lindisfarne Abbey 55°40′48″N01°48′09″W / 55.68000°N 1.80250°W / 55.68000; -1.80250 634 ADThe Lindisfarne Gospels were produced at the historic monastery. [8]
Union Chain Suspension Bridge, River Tweed, Scotland side. Stone arch and chain cables.jpg Union Chain Bridge 55°45′09″N2°06′25″W / 55.7525°N 2.107°W / 55.7525; -2.107 1820The bridge was initially the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world, and the world's oldest vehicular suspension bridge. [9]
Warkworth Castle Walls.jpg Warkworth Castle 55°20′41″N1°36′38″W / 55.3447°N 1.6105°W / 55.3447; -1.6105 12th century ADRuined motte-and-bailey castle. [10]
Detail from roman fort of Vindolanda 31.jpg Vindolanda 54°59′28″N2°21′39″W / 54.9911°N 2.3608°W / 54.9911; -2.3608 85 AD–370 ADA Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. [11]

See also

References

  1. "Scheduled monuments in Northumberland". Historic England. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. "Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse". Britain Express. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. "Etal Castle". Britain Express. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. "Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. "Housesteads Fort". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. "Lindisfarne Priory pre-Conquest monastery and post-Conquest Benedictine cell". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. "The World's Oldest Vehicular Suspension Bridge". Untion Chain Bridge. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. "Warkworth Castle". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. "Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.