Allen Banks & Staward Gorge
For the Parish in Northumberland, see Brinkburn.
Coordinates: 54°57′43″N 2°18′58″W / 54.962°N 2.316°W
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Staward Gorge from Staward Peel | |
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| OS grid reference | NY798630 |
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Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is National Trust property in the English county of Northumberland.
Staward Peel
It is a Victorian garden in a gorge of the River Allen cutting through woodland. The ruins of Staward Peel, a medieval pele tower, stand on a promontory above the gorge. The property has been designated a site of special scientific interest for its rich flora and fauna. There is a large suspension bridge which has been ruined by the flooding of January 2005.