Simonburn
Simonburn is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Simonburn is situated nearby to the hamlet Greenhaugh, as well as near Stonehaugh.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Goatstones and Milecastle 33.
The Goatstones
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Goatstones is a Bronze-Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England. It is 2.5 miles to the north of Hadrian's Wall in the parish of Wark-on-Tyne.
Milecastle 33
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 33 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along the length of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern England.
Milecastle 34
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 34 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres east of Sewingshields farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wark on Tyne and Greenhaugh.
Wark on Tyne
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wark on Tyne or Wark is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 12 miles north of Hexham. Wark on Tyne is situated 3½ miles northeast of Simonburn.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset.
Stonehaugh
Hamlet
Stonehaugh is a small settlement in Northumberland about 5 miles west of Wark on Tyne and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall. It was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Stonehaugh is situated 3 miles northwest of Simonburn.
Simonburn
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0512° or 55° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.2715° or 2° 16′ 17″ westElevation
794 feet (242 metres)Open location code
9C7V3P2H+FCGeoNames ID
7298827
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