Grindon Hill

Grindon Hill is a hill in Haydon, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 840 feet. Grindon Hill is situated nearby to the village Haydon Bridge, as well as near the hamlet Thorngrafton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Housesteads Roman Fort and Milecastle 34.

Housesteads Roman Fort

Photo: Fryslan0109, Public domain.

Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the 1-mile -long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. Housesteads Roman Fort is situated 2 miles west of Grindon Hill.

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.

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 33 is situated 1½ miles north of Grindon Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haydon Bridge and Greenhaugh.

Haydon Bridge

Village

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, which had a population of 2,184 in the 2011 census. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne: the picturesque original bridge after which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road. Haydon Bridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Grindon Hill.

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. Greenhaugh is situated 3½ miles northeast of Grindon Hill.

Limestone Corner

Locality

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military. Limestone Corner is situated 4 miles northeast of Grindon Hill.

Grindon Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 840 feet
Category: landform
Location: Haydon, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.00921° or 55° 0′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.27938° or 2° 16′ 46″ west

Elevation

840 feet (256 metres)

Open location code

9C7V2P5C+M6

GeoNames ID

12617928

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