Kielder
Kielder is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Kielder is situated nearby to the locality Butteryhaugh, as well as near Plashetts.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kielder Observatory and Kielder Viaduct.
Kielder Observatory
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. The site is on Black Fell, overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border.
Kielder Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plashetts and Deadwater.
Plashetts
Locality
Plashetts is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England south east of Kielder, Northumberland. It is about 22 miles north west of Hexham. Part of the settlement is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.
Deadwater
Locality
Photo: The Boy that time forgot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deadwater is a small settlement in Northumberland, England, about 3 miles north west of Kielder, Northumberland, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England. Deadwater is situated 3½ miles northwest of Kielder.
Kielder
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2264° or 55° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.5671° or 2° 34′ 2″ westElevation
922 feet (281 metres)Open location code
9C7V6CGM+H5GeoNames ID
7297704
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