Visit Sandhoe Places

Welcome to Visit Sandhoe Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sandhoe

  

Sandhoe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sandhoe

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Sandhoe history

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Sandhoe is a deserted medieval medieval village. The name “Sandhoe” means ‘Sandy hill-spur’ Sandhoe was first recorded in the 13th century but by 1769 it had completely disappeared. In 1866 it became a civil parish in its own right.

Sandhoe landmarks

Listed buildings in the township include Beaufront Castle and Sandhoe Hall. The township was built in the 18th century and is located in the area.

You can visit Sandhoe places with Walkfo Sandhoe to hear history at Sandhoe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sandhoe has 21 places to visit in our interactive Sandhoe map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sandhoe, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sandhoe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sandhoe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Sandhoe places in an interactive Sandhoe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sandhoe Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Sandhoe historic spots	Sandhoe tourist destinations	Sandhoe plaques	Sandhoe geographic features
Walkfo Sandhoe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sandhoe

  

Best Sandhoe places to visit

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Sandhoe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sandhoe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sandhoe’s information audio spots:

Devil’s Water Devil’s Water is a tributary of the River Tyne. It joins the River from the south, near the village of Dilston. It is formed from the waters of several smaller burns and sikes between Embley and Hackford some 5 miles south of Hexham.

Dilston Castle Dilston Castle is a ruined 15th-century tower house situated at Dilston, near Corbridge, Northumberland, England. A three-storey tower was built by Sir William Claxton on the site of an earlier pele tower in the 15th century.

Milecastle 21 Milecastle 21 (Down Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. Site was identified by measurement only, as the milecastle’s remains have been totally removed. Site now lies under pasture (and partly beneath the Military Road)

Hunnum Hunnum (also known as Onnum) was a Roman fort north of the modern-day village of Halton, Northumberland. It was the fifth fort on Hadrian’s Wall, after Segedunum, Pons Aelius, Condercum and Vindobala. The Latinized Brittonic name “Onnum” may mean “Stream/Water”, “Ash (tree)” or “Rock”

Milecastle 22 Milecastle 22 (Portgate) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. Its remains exist as a low, turf covered platform just east of the Portgate roundabout.

Portgate The Portgate was a fortified gateway to control traffic along Dere Street. It was built as part of Hadrian’s Wall where it crossed the Roman road now known as Dere. The gate’s remains exist beneath the old B6318 Military Road to the south-west of Stagshaw Roundabout.

Milecastle 24 Milecastle 24 (Wall Fell) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform, and are located to the south of the B6318 Military Road.

Milecastle 23 Milecastle 23 (Stanley) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. It is located to the south of the B6318 Military Road around 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of its junction with the A68.

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