English Heritage sites near Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
HEDDON ON THE WALL HADRIAN'S WALL
1 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
A consolidated stretch of Wall, up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) thick in places.
PRUDHOE CASTLE
3 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
Begun between 1100 and 1120 to defend a strategic crossing of the River Tyne against Scottish invaders, Prudhoe Castle has been continuously occupied for over nine centuries.
DENTON HALL TURRET - HADRIAN'S WALL
5 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
The foundations of a turret and a 65-metre (213 foot) length of Wall, along with another 60-metre length of Wall further west.
BENWELL VALLUM CROSSING
6 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
6 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
DERWENTCOTE STEEL FURNACE
7 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.
No churches found in Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
Pubs in Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish
Swan
Heddon on the Wall, Heddon on the Wall, NE15 0DR
(01661) 853161
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Three Tuns
1, Military Road, Heddon on the Wall, NE15 0BQ
(01661) 852172
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