Fourstones
Fourstones is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River South Tyne about 4 miles west of Hexham.Photo: Joshuamrieger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Fourstones, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cilurnum and Chesters Bridge.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters. Cilurnum is situated 2 miles northeast of Fourstones.
Chesters Bridge
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall. Chesters Bridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Fourstones.
Clayton Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayton Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Fourstones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wall and Low Brunton.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage. Wall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fourstones.
Low Brunton
Hamlet
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick. Low Brunton is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fourstones.
Fourstones
- Category: locality
- Location: Warden, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00634° or 55° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.17023° or 2° 10′ 13″ westElevation
230 feet (70 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB FTOOpen location code
9C7V2R4H+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 20967409OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2649130Wikidata ID
Q5475891
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Fourstones” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fourstones”
- French: “Fourstones”
- Irish: “Fourstones”
- Italian: “Fourstones”
- Polish: “Fourstones”
- Urdu: “فورسٹونز”
- Welsh: “Fourstones”
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