Photographs of Prudhoe Castle

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Prudhoe Castle stands on a ridge on the south bank of the River Tyne to the west of Newcastle. It has a deep moat on the southern side and the ground to the north falls away steeply to the river. The Castle entrance is on the south side and is flanked by a mill pond on the left and a ruined water mill on the right. The Castle was constructed in around 1175 and was surrounded by curtain walls and a gatehouse. The keep was one of the first to be built in Northumberland. In the 13th Century, when the moat was dug, a two part barbican was created which is connected by a drawbridge over the moat, and the gatehouse was enhanced. In the 19th Century some of the old buildings within the walls were replaced with a Georgian mansion adjoining the keep. In 1966 the Castle was given to English Heritage.