Tyne Gap
Tyne Gap is a pass in Greenhead, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 715 feet. Tyne Gap is situated nearby to the village Greenhead, as well as near Gilsland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Milecastle 44.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Milecastle 44
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Milecastle 45
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Gilsland.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 3 miles west of Tyne Gap.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3½ miles southeast of Tyne Gap.
Tyne Gap
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 715 feet
- Also known as: “Tyne Corridor”
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tyne Gap” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tyne Gap”
- French: “Tyne Gap”
- Swedish: “Tyne Gap”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greenhead and Park Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walltown Hill and Haltwhistle Common.
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