Purdom Pikes
Purdom Pikes is a hill in Kielder, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,490 feet. Purdom Pikes is situated nearby to the locality Kielder, as well as near Butteryhaugh.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. Kielder Viaduct is situated 1½ miles east of Purdom Pikes.
United Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
United Reformed Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Purdom Pikes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deadwater and Plashetts.
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 Purdom Pikes.
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 4 miles east of Purdom Pikes.
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 4 miles northwest of Purdom Pikes.
Purdom Pikes
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,490 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Kielder, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.21996° or 55° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.62295° or 2° 37′ 23″ westElevation
1,490 feet (454 metres)Open location code
9C7V699G+XRGeoNames ID
12615550
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