Castles · Scottish Lowlands
Featherstone Castle
Featherstone Castle — large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 4.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Featherstone Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England". Coordinates: 54.9430°, -2.5100°.
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Heritage listing
Featherstone Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Featherstone Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9430, -2.5100
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Featherstone
- Postcode
- NE49 0JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 4.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5439646 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Featherstone Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Featherstone Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Featherstone Castle?
- Featherstone Castle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE49 0JG), in the parish of Featherstone.
- Is Featherstone Castle a listed building?
- Featherstone Castle is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Featherstone Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Featherstone Castle is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Does Featherstone Castle charge admission?
- Featherstone Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Featherstone Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE49 0JG.