Archaeological sites · North East England
Old Bewick
In or near Chillingham.
Old Bewick in England North East, United Kingdom.
Roger Cornfoot — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Old Bewick 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: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
- 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
Old Bewick is a rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bewick, in the county of Northumberland, England, notable for its Bronze Age cairn, Iron Age hill fort, 12th-century church; and for cup and ring marked stones – some of the first to be documented in Britain. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
John Charles Langlands, tenant of Old Bewick Farm from May 1823, wrote and presented a detailed history of Old Bewick to the Berwickshire Naturalists Club on 30 May 1866. Langlands starts by noting that, in times before documented history, Old Bewick must have been the centre of a considerable population, given the extensive remains of camps and dwellings from the pre-Roman period; and asserts that foundations of later buildings in surrounding fields indicate that its inhabitants continued to be numerous after the Roman period, drawn together probably for protection to a fortified tower that had taken the place of the ancient camp. The village is surrounded by hillforts, including Bewick…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.4876, -1.8961
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bewick
- Postcode
- NE66 4DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2018290 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Bewick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Bewick?
- Old Bewick is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4DZ), in the parish of Bewick.
- What is Old Bewick?
- Old Bewick in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Old Bewick?
- Drivers can use postcode NE66 4DZ.
- Is Old Bewick a protected site?
- Yes — Old Bewick is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Old Bewick free to visit?
- Yes, Old Bewick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Old Bewick?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4DZ. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.