Ayle Common

Ayle Common is a hill in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,719 feet. Ayle Common is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkhaugh, as well as near the locality Blagill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarghyll Hall and Whitley Castle.

Clarghyll Hall

Historic building

Photo: Roger Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clarghyll Hall is a historic building.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain. Whitley Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ayle Common.

Kirkhaugh railway station

Railway station

Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland. Kirkhaugh railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Ayle Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayle and Kirkhaugh.

Ayle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. Kirkhaugh is situated 2 miles west of Ayle Common.

Alston

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Ayle Common

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,719 feet
Category: landform
Location: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85299° or 54° 51′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.43113° or 2° 25′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,719 feet (524 metres)

Open location code

9C6VVH39+5G

GeoNames ID

12616381

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