Cartington Castle

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Cartington Castle is a ruinous, partly restored medieval English castle in the hamlet of Cartington, 2 miles north-west of Rothbury in the county of Northumberland, England looking down on the River Coquet. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°20'6"N, 1°56'24"W

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Cartington Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cragside, Brinkburn Priory, St John the Baptist, Simonside Hills.

2.6 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Science museum
Cragside, Rothbury
67 min walk • Cragside House, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Rothbury, Northumberland, stands as a testament to Victorian ingenuity and innovation. This historic building in England is renowned for being the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power...
6.1 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Church
Brinkburn Priory, Rothbury
157 min walk • Brinkburn Priory was a medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, some 4 miles east of Rothbury, Northumberland, England. Little survives of the structures erected by the monks apart from the Priory Church, which is a grade I listed building in the care of English Heritage.
5.5 miNE
Church
St John the Baptist
140 min walk • St John the Baptist is a mediaeval church in Edlingham in the English county of Northumberland. The church is mostly Norman, from two periods, the late 11th – early 12th century and late 12th century.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Simonside Hills, Northumberland National Park
96 min walk • The Simonside Hills are a hill range in Northumberland, England near the town of Rothbury. Most of the hills are around 300–400 metres high and are popular spots for hikers in the area. The highest point is Tosson Hill at 440 metres.
5.7 miNW
Church
Biddlestone Chapel, Northumberland National Park
145 min walk • Biddlestone Chapel is a redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone, Northumberland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and it is owned by the Historic Chapels Trust.
3.7 miSE
Historical place, Farm, Neighbourhood
Cragend Silo, Rothbury
94 min walk • Cragend Silo is a Grade II* listed building located at Cragend Farm near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was designed and built by Lord Armstrong of Cragside.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Callaly Castle
87 min walk • Callaly Castle is a Grade I listed building and a substantial country house to the north of the village of Callaly, which is some 14.5 km to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tosson Hill, Northumberland National Park
114 min walk • Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. The summit lies about 2 kilometres west of Simonside, the best-known summit of the Simonside Hills.
5 miNW
Church
Church of St Michael
127 min walk • The Church of St Michael in Alnham, in the English county of Northumberland, is a medieval structure dating from circa 1200. Built on a Roman camp site, it is mentioned in records dating to 1291; it is a Grade I listed building.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Long Crag
53 min walk • Long Crag is a hill to the north of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It lies within the Thrunton Woods, a Forestry Commission-owned area of forestry plantations.
5.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Edlingham Castle, Alnwick
143 min walk • Edlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having scheduled monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage. It is located in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England.