What is recorded here
Aydon Castle was built by the powerful Percy family in the late 13th or early 14th century to control the strategic border region between England and Scotland. It is remembered as a key stronghold during the turbulent Border Reivers period and for its association with the Earls of Northumberland.
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Places near here
Waterfall above the Cor Burn near Aydon CastleWaterfall · 133 yd
Aydon HouseListed building · 796 yd
Aydon South FarmhouseListed building · 796 yd
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Old Milestone by the A68, north of CorbridgeMonument or public art · 1.1 mi
Battle of CorbridgeMajor battlefield · 1.3 mi
Statue in the yard at the Wheatsheaf HotelMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
Down HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Corbridge Roman Town FortHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Corbridge Roman BridgeVisitor information · 1.6 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3489669.jpg?width=1280)
Carrs FellForest · 2.2 mi
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