Castles of North East England

Above: The castle keep (right) and Blackgate at Newcastle upon Tyne

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Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

Aydon Castle, Corbridge, Northumberland. A Fortified manor

Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland

Barnard Castle, County Durham

Bowes Castle, Bowes, Teesdale,

Brancepeth Castle, Brancepeth, County Durham

Chillingham Castle, Chillingham, Northumberland

Dunstanburgh Castle, Craster, Northumberland

Durham Castle

Edlingham Castle, Edlingham, Northumberland 14th century ruins.

Elsdon Tower, Elsdon, Northumberland Pele Tower

Etal Castle, Etal, Northumberland 14th century

Hotspur Gate, Alnwick, Northumberland

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland

Morpeth Castle, Morpeth, Northumberland Remains only

Newcastle Castle

Norham Castle, Norham-on-Tweed, Northumberland

Preston Tower, Chathill, Northumberland 14th century Pele

Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe, Northumberland Ruined (12th century)

Raby Castle, Staindrop, County Durham

Richmond Castle, Richmond, North Yorkshire 12th century keep

Tynemouth Castle and Priory, Tynemouth

Wark Castle, Wark-on-Tweed, Borders Ruin

Warkworth Castle, Warkworth, Northumberland

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