Photo of Alnwick Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.

Alnwick CastlePhoto Richard Michie / Unsplash

Castles & strongholds in NorthumberlandNorthumberland, England

66 castles in the Albion Guide across Northumberland — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Northumberland.

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Alnwick Castle

Castle near Alnwick

Great border castle, Hogwarts on screen.

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Bamburgh Castle

Castle near Bamburgh

A vast castle on a basalt crag above miles of Northumberland sand.

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Lindisfarne Castle

Castle near Holy Island (Lindisfarne)

Lutyens castle on a crag, reached by causeway.

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Dunstanburgh Castle

Castle near Craster

Gaunt ruin on a lonely coastal headland.

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Warkworth Castle

Castle near Warkworth

Cross-shaped keep above a looping river.

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Chillingham Castle

Castle near Chatton

Medieval castle known for wild cattle and ghosts.

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Norham Castle

Castle near Norham

Border ruin famously painted by Turner.

Berwick Castle and Ramparts

Castle near Berwick-upon-Tweed

Scraps of Berwick's border castle, largely cleared for the railway station, and the Elizabethan bastioned ramparts that still enclose the old town.

Black Middens Bastle House

Tower house near Falstone

Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings

Etal Castle

Castle · Tower house near Etal

Etal Castle tower house

Warkworth Castle (Northumberland)

Castle · Motte & bailey near Warkworth

Warkworth Castle motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle and collegiate church

Belsay tower house

Tower house near Newcastle Airport Metro

Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch post

Cartington Castle

Castle near Rothbury

Cartington Castle at Cartington Farm

Cresswell tower house

Tower house near Cresswell

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Dilston Castle

Castle near Corbridge

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Gatehouse South bastle

Tower house near Falstone

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Great Tosson tower house

Tower house near Rothbury

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Ninebanks tower house

Tower house near Allendale

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

North Bastle, Gatehouse

Tower house near Falstone

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Simonburn Castle

Castle · Tower house near Wark

Simonburn Castle tower house

Thirlwall Castle

Castle near Haltwhistle

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Twizel tower house

Tower house near Norham

Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden

Vicar's Pele

Tower house near Wylam

Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street

Aydon Castle

Castle near Corbridge

Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings

Edlingham Castle

Castle near Whittingham

Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower

Prudhoe Castle

Castle near Wylam

Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle

Kershope Castle

Castle near Kielder

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Abberwick medieval village

Tower house near Whittingham

Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field system

Alnham Castle

Tower house near Ingram

Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house

Bastle and round cairn at Hole Farm

Tower house near Bellingham

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastle at Craig Farm

Tower house near Holystone

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastle at Grandy's Knowe

Tower house near Bardon Mill

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastle at Low Leam Farm

Tower house near Bellingham

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastle at The Raw Farm

Tower house near Elsdon

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastle House

Tower house near Wooler

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bastles at Chesterwood

Tower house near Bardon Mill

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Bellister Castle

Castle near Haltwhistle

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Biddlestone RC Chapel

Tower house near Alwinton

Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm

Blenkinsopp Castle

Castle near Haltwhistle

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Bywell Castle

Castle near Corbridge

Bywell Castle gate tower

Cornhill Castle

Castle near Cornhill-on-Tweed

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Dally Castle

Castle · Tower house near Falstone

Dally Castle fortified house and tower house

Eshott Castle

Castle near Longframlington

Eshott Castle fortified house

Green Castle

Castle · Ringwork near Wooler

Green Castle ringwork 320m south west of Humbleton Mill

Heiferlaw Tower

Tower house near Alnwick

Heiferlaw tower house, 230m north east of Holywell

Hepburn Bastle

Tower house near Chatton

Tower house in Chillingham Park, 270m north east of Hepburn Cottage

Hethpool tower house

Tower house near Kirk Yetholm

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

High Shaw Bastle

Tower house near Holystone

Bastle, 500m west of High Shaw

Howtel tower house

Tower house near Ford

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Kirkhaugh bridge abutments

Castle near Alston

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Kyloe tower house

Tower house near Holy Island (Lindisfarne)

Kyloe tower house, East Kyloe

Low Cleughs Bastle

Tower house near Bellingham

Low Cleughs Bastle, 580m NNE of Low Leam Farm

Moneylaws Castle

Castle near Cornhill-on-Tweed

Moneylaws Castle Hill camp

Morpeth Castle

Castle near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Nafferton castle

Castle · Tower house near Wylam

Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm

Two pillboxes near Green Castle

Castle near Wooler

A medieval castle in Northumberland.

Vicar's pele tower

Tower house near Corbridge

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Wark Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Cornhill-on-Tweed

Wark Castle motte and bailey castle and artillery fort

Welton tower house

Tower house near Wylam

A fortified tower house in Northumberland.

Whitley Castle

Castle near Alston

Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook

Widdrington Castle

Castle near Cresswell

Widdrington Castle and 18th century Gothic castle and gardens south of Widdrington Farm

Woodhouses Bastlehouse

Tower house near Holystone

Bastle, 100m south-west of Holystone Grange

Mote Hills motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Elsdon

Mote Hills motte and bailey castle

Mitford Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Morpeth

Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system

Motte and bailey castle on Haw Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Northumberland.

Motte and bailey castle on Money Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Wark

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Northumberland.