Scheduled monuments in Northumberland

There are 1437 scheduled monuments in the county of Northumberland, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman forts.
In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Notable scheduled monuments in Northumberland

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Northumberland.

Image	Name	Location	Date	Notes
	Alnwick Abbey		1147 AD	Founded by Premonstratensian monks The only surviving remains are the 14th-century gatehouse.
	Etal Castle		1341 AD	A ruined medieval fortification
	Hexham Abbey		674 AD	Benedictine abbey.
	Roman Fort		c. 400 AD	One of the best-preserved forts on Hadrian's Wall.
	Lindisfarne Abbey		634 AD	The Lindisfarne Gospels were produced at the historic monastery.
	Union Chain Bridge		1820	The bridge was initially the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world, and the world's oldest vehicular suspension bridge.
	Warkworth Castle		12th century AD	Ruined motte-and-bailey castle.
	Vindolanda		85 AD–370 AD	A Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall.