- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport73 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport85 km
About Etal Castle
Etal Castle is a historic site. Location: Ford, Northumberland.
Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall. The castle was involved both in local feuding and the border wars between England and Scotland. There was a battle between the rival Manners and Heron families outside the walls in 1428, and in 1513 it was briefly captured by King James IV of Scotland during his invasion of England.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Etal Castle
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Tom P from Scottish Borders, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Etal Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (91 mm)
- Driest month
- April (57 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 70 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 83 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 86 |
How to get to Etal Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 76 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 73 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 82 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 95 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Etal Castle
Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 1,508 natural sites, 398 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 14 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 14 kmNE
- Old Law Island 21 kmE
- Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 20 kmE
25–60 km700 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 55 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 41 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 31 kmE
- North Wamses Island 31 kmE
60–100 km1,464 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 83 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 63 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ford Castle Historic site, Ford2.6 km SE -
Castle Heaton Castle Historic site, Cornhill-on-Tweed3.6 km NW
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Duddo Tower Landmark, Duddo3.5 km N -
Ford Vicars Pele Landmark, Ford2.6 km SE
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Branxton Tower Landmark, Branxton3.7 km SW
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Grindonrigg Tower Landmark, Duddo3.8 km N
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Twizell Castle Historic site, Duddo5.9 km NW -
Watchlaw Mountain, Ford3.7 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Etal Village, Ford0.2 km E
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Crookham Village, Ford1.4 km SW
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Old Heatherslaw Village, Ford1.5 km S
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Ford Village, Ford2.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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