Nland 250 Journal
Haunted Northumberland
From clifftop castles to a Bronze Age stone circle, Northumberland’s landscapes have two thousand years of history behind them, and plenty of ghost stories to match. Romans, Vikings, Border Reivers and Jacobites all left their mark here. A few, if the stories are true, never left at all. These are the county’s most atmospheric sites, where the past seems to hang around a little longer than it should.
Black Middens Bastle House: Life Behind Stone Walls in Reiver Country
Thick stone walls, a barred upper door and livestock below: Black Middens Bastle House shows how Border families survived the reiver raids. Here's what to see and how to visit.
#Nland250 Photographs of the Month September 2026
A series of special moments from around Northumberland we have discovered this September.