Harbottle

For other uses, see Harbottle (disambiguation).
Harbottle

View of the village from Harbottle Castle
Harbottle
 Harbottle shown within Northumberland
Population 256 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNT934046
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MORPETH
Postcode district NE65
Dialling code 01669
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°20′10″N 2°06′22″W / 55.336°N 2.106°W / 55.336; -2.106

Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of the Scottish border, in the southeastern part of the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park.[2][3] The village is the site of Harbottle Castle built by order of Henry II. Now in ruins, the castle was constructed by the Umfraville family to protect against invaders from Scotland.

Landmarks

The Drake Stone near Harbottle

Harbottle Castle is a ruinous medieval castle dated to the 12th century, situated at the west end of the village overlooking the River Coquet.[3] It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.[4]

The Drake Stone punctuates the hills surrounding Harbottle. The massive erratic sandstone boulder, believed in times past to be endowed with supernatural powers,[3] was deposited by a glacier during the Ice Age. It has been compared to the Bowder Stone of Cumbria.[5] Harbottle Lake is situated just behind the Drake Stone.[6]

Harbottle has a single small public house: The Star Inn.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Coulson, Charles (2004). Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages. Oxford University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-19-927363-8.
  3. 1 2 3 "Harbottle". Northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Harbottle Castle". Historic England. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ↑ The Local Historian's Table Book: Of Remarkable Occurrences, Historical Facts, Traditions, Legendary and Descriptive Ballads, &c., &c., Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. M. A. Richardson. 1846. p. 141.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1833). A Topographical Dictionary of England: With Historical and Statistical Descriptions. Lewis. p. 342.
  7. ↑ Hall, Gemma (17 April 2012). Slow Northumberland and Durham: Including Newcastle, Hadrian's Wall and the Coast. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84162-433-4.
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