Shortflatt Tower
Shortflatt Tower is a building in Belsay, Northumberland, England. Shortflatt Tower is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Aruna Ratanagiri, as well as near the village Bolam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aruna Ratanagiri and Belsay Castle.
Aruna Ratanagiri
Buddhist temple
Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery is a Theravada Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Northumberland, England. The community consists of monks, novices and postulants from a wide range of nationalities, usually numbering around eight Sangha members. Aruna Ratanagiri is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Shortflatt Tower.
Belsay Castle
Photo: Brian Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belsay Castle is a 14th-century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building. The main structure, a substantial three-storey rectangular pele tower with rounded turrets and battlements, was constructed about 1370, and was the home of the Middleton family. Belsay Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Shortflatt Tower.
Belsay Hall
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Belsay Hall is a Regency style country house located at Belsay, Northumberland. It is regarded as the first British country house to be built entirely in the new Greek Revival style. Belsay Hall is situated 1½ miles south of Shortflatt Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolam and Belsay.
Bolam
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolam is a village in the civil parish of Belsay in the county of Northumberland, England. The village is about 20 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, near Bolam West Houses.
Belsay
Village
Photo: Brian Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about 5 miles from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh. Belsay is situated 2 miles southeast of Shortflatt Tower.
Hartburn
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartburn is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated about 6 miles to the west of Morpeth. The population at the 2011 census was 194. The place-name 'Hartburn' is first attested in Charter Rolls of 1198, where it appears as Herteburne. Hartburn is situated 3 miles north of Shortflatt Tower.
Shortflatt Tower
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade I listed building in Belsay, Northumberland, England, UK
- Category: tower
- Location: Belsay, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.12335° or 55° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.8771° or 1° 52′ 38″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
9C7W44FF+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 115607844OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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