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72 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Hylton Castle, 4 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Hadrian's Wall — #12 of 8,134 worldwide — 60 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Vindolanda, founded 85.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — England (71), Scotland (1).
19 km south-west · Castle
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous…
16 km north-west · Castle
The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave…
21 km north · Palace & château
Seaton Delaval Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Northumberland, England, near the coast just north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
12 km north · Ruin
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s.
12 km south-west · Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city Durham, and a property of the Earl of…
13 km north-west · Fortress
Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England.
13 km north · Castle
Tynemouth Priory and Castle is an historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth.
11 km south-west · Palace & château
Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham.
4 km north-west · Castle
Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, England.
60 km west · Fortress · #12 worldwide
Hadrian's Wall is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.
44 km south-west · Castle
Raby Castle is a medieval castle located near Staindrop in County Durham, England, among 200 acres of deer park.
51 km north · Ruin
Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Warkworth in the English county of Northumberland.
53 km south-west · Ruin
Barnard Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated in the town of the same name in County Durham, England.
32 km south-west · Palace & château
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.
31 km west · Ruin
Prudhoe Castle is a ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne at Prudhoe, Northumberland, England.
50 km west · Fortress
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland.
41 km west · Castle
Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England.
56 km west · Ruin
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia,…
42 km west · Ruin
Coria was a fort and town 2.5 miles south of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia.
34 km north-west · Castle
Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English…
56 km west · Castle
Langley Castle is a restored medieval tower house, in the village of Langley in the valley of the River South Tyne.
+ 10 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
81 km north · Castle · #164 worldwide
Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building.
60 km north · Castle · #194 worldwide
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland.
92 km south · Palace & château · #198 worldwide
Castle Howard is an English country house in Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, 15 miles north of York.
63 km west · Ruin
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated.
100 km west · Castle
Carlisle Castle is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall.
89 km north · Castle
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin…
66 km north · Ruin
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton.
77 km north-west · Castle
Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham in the northern part of Northumberland, England.
94 km south-east · Ruin
Scarborough Castle is a former medieval royal fortress situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the North Sea and Scarborough, North Yorkshire,…
74 km south-west · Castle
Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village of Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle.
98 km north-west · Ruin
Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It stands in the remote valley of the Hermitage Water, part of Liddesdale…
74 km south-west · Ruin
Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman…
+ 29 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q188304.
The Castlemap atlas maps 72 landmarks (37 castles · 6 fortresses · 6 palaces & châteaux · 23 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Sunderland, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Hylton Castle, a castle 4 km north-west of the city centre.
Hadrian's Wall, ranked #12 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 60 km west from Sunderland.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Vindolanda, founded 85 — 63 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Newcastle upon Tyne (17 km) · Edinburgh (163 km) · Manchester (169 km) · Sheffield (170 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
