Castles · North East England
Clinch Castle
In or near Branton.
Clinch Castle in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Clinch Castle is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle Knowe, also known as Clinch Castle, is the site of an Iron Age hillfort in Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south-east of the village of Ingram. It is a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The fort is in the Cheviot Hills, where there are other Iron Age sites including those at Old Fawden Hill and Chubden Hill, visible from Castle Knowe to the south-west. The hill has steep slopes to the west and north, less steep to the east and south. The fort on the summit measures about 75 m west to east and 60 m north to south; there are three roughly concentric ramparts on the slopes of the hill, of which the outer rampart and middle ramparts merge on the west side. The fort's outer rampart is the most substantial. There is an original entrance on the east side, where the rampart's ends are slightly inturned. There are remains of seven or more roundhouses within the fort, of diameter…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.4260, -1.9520
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ingram
- Postcode
- NE66 4JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q17643583 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Knowe, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clinch Castle?
- Clinch Castle is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4JH), in the parish of Ingram.
- What is Clinch Castle?
- Clinch Castle in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Clinch Castle?
- Drivers can use postcode NE66 4JH.
- Is Clinch Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Clinch Castle is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Does Clinch Castle charge admission?
- Clinch Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Clinch Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4JH. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.