English Heritage sites near Bowes Parish
BOWES CASTLE
2 miles from Bowes Parish
The impressive ruins of Henry II's 12th-century keep, on the site of a Roman fort guarding the approach to strategic Stainmore Pass over the Pennines.
BARNARD CASTLE
6 miles from Bowes Parish
Set on a high rock, Barnard Castle takes it name from its 12th-century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands of Richard III.
EGGLESTONE ABBEY
6 miles from Bowes Parish
The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
BROUGH CASTLE
11 miles from Bowes Parish
Starkly impressive Brough Castle stands on a ridge commanding strategic Stainmore Pass, on the site of a Roman fort.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
14 miles from Bowes Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
RICHMOND CASTLE
15 miles from Bowes Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
Churches in Bowes Parish
St Giles' Church Bowes
Bowes
Barnard Castle
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https://www.thebeneficeoflowerteesdale.com
Originally dating from the mid 12th century with additions made in the 13th and 14th centuries, the church was extensively restored and the north porch added in 1863. St Giles' church is a Grade II listed building.