Kielder Forest and Water
Kielder Forest and Water is a forest in Kielder, Northumberland, England. Kielder Forest and Water is situated nearby to the locality Butteryhaugh, as well as near Plashetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Plashetts is situated 3 miles east of Kielder Forest and 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 3 miles north of Kielder Forest and Water.
Saughtree
Hamlet
Saughtree is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders at the junction of the B6357 and an unnamed road from Kielder village in Northumberland, England. It is at the confluence of the Liddel Water and Dawston Burn, in Liddesdale. Saughtree is situated 4½ miles northwest of Kielder Forest and Water.
Kielder Forest and Water
- Type: Forest
- Location: Kielder, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.21938° or 55° 13′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.60479° or 2° 36′ 17″ westElevation
1,066 feet (325 metres)Open location code
9C7V699W+Q3GeoNames ID
8556351
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