Haltwhistle

Bewcastle: Like Gilsland, is named after the son of the Saxon Lord of the Wastes, Gilles Beuth, and grew around his castle. The village of Bewcastle is centred on its military past having been the site of both a Roman and Mediaeval forts. The mediaeval castle now in ruins stands as an imposing reminder of times past but the village is now more famous for its 7th century Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft in the churchyard, and its exceptionally fine Blackfaced sheep.