What is recorded here
Warkworth Castle was built by the powerful Percy family in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It is important as a well-preserved medieval stronghold and as the birthplace of Henry Percy, known as Hotspur, a key figure in the Wars of the Roses.
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Places near here
Castlegate HouseListed building · 112 yd
The Sun HotelListed building · 139 yd
Warkworth War MemorialMemorial · 412 yd
Wreck of The Hanseat on Warkworth BeachShipwreck · 1544 yd
Tern Wings sculpturePublic sculpture · 1595 yd
BeaconHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Small caveCave or cavern · 1.3 mi
Not a standing stoneAncient stone or rock art · 1.4 mi
Coquet MouthDredger (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 1.8 mi
Monument, AmbleMonument or public art · 1.9 mi
Alnmouth BayBay · 2.8 mi
Coquet IslandNature reserve · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Roger Temple · CC BY-SA 2.0