Elsdon, Northumberland, is known as the old capital of Redesdale. Today it is a small village clustered around a village green, with pub, St Cuthbert's church, coffee shop and the remains of a motte and bailey castle and tower house (bastle). St Cuthbert's contains the Elsdon Stone, said to be unique in Britain, as it is the only tombstone which sets out the entire military career of a Roman officer. The church also contains some fine medieval cross and grave slabs.
Published on February 27, 2019 12:18
