The Goatstones, Northumberland National Park

Name: The Goatstones
Address: Northumberland National Park, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in Northumberland National Park

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The Goatstones is a Bronze-Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England. It is 2.5 miles to the north of Hadrian's Wall in the parish of Wark-on-Tyne. The name is thought to be derived from the Saxon "gyet stanes" meaning "wayside stones". The monument probably had some kind of religious purpose. ()

Coordinates: 55°4'3"N, 2°16'9"W

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Northumberland National Park United Kingdom

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The Goatstones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chipchase Castle, Broomlee Lough, Milecastle 33, Limestone Corner.

3.3 miE
Forts and castles
Chipchase Castle
84 min walk • Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Broomlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
100 min walk • Broomlee Lough is an inland lake in Northumberland, England at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park. The lough lies immediately north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Old legends portray the lake as a repository of hidden treasure.
2.6 miS
Area
Milecastle 33, Hadrian's Wall
66 min walk • Milecastle 33 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along the length of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern England.
3.6 miSE
Area
Limestone Corner, Hadrian's Wall
92 min walk • Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
4.4 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
114 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Greenlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
121 min walk • Greenlee Lough is a lough or lake and national nature reserve 3 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 1.5 miles north of the B6318 road in Northumberland, northern England.
4.1 miSE
Area
Milecastle 29, Hadrian's Wall
104 min walk • Milecastle 29 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road.
2.8 miSE
Area
Carrawburgh, Hadrian's Wall
73 min walk • Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita. This name is probably based on the Celtic name for the place, and one possible translation put forward is 'badger holes'.
4.5 miSW
Museum, Area
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall
115 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
4.3 miS
Area
Stanegate, Hadrian's Wall
111 min walk • The Stanegate was an important Roman road built in what is now northern England. It linked many forts including two that guarded important river crossings: Corstopitum on the River Tyne in the east, and situated on Dere Street, and Luguvalium on the River Eden in the west.
3.3 miSE
Area
Milecastle 30, Hadrian's Wall
85 min walk • Milecastle 30 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as an outward-facing scarp with a maximum height of 0.8 metres. Masonry from the east wall remains in situ. The remaining stretch is 3.1 metres in length by 2.25 metres thick, and survives to a height of 0.6 metres.

The Goatstones, Northumberland National Park

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Northumberland National Park plan & book

The Goatstones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)