Allieshaw Rigg
Allieshaw Rigg is a hill in Waterhead, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 581 feet. Allieshaw Rigg is situated nearby to the hamlet Banks, as well as near Chapelburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leahill Turret and Milecastle 53.
Leahill Turret
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 2 miles east of Allieshaw Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banks and Lanercost.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 2 miles southwest of Allieshaw Rigg.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 3½ miles east of Allieshaw Rigg.
Allieshaw Rigg
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 581 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9866° or 54° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.65747° or 2° 39′ 27″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
9C6VX8PV+J2GeoNames ID
12620027
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