Watchlaw
Watchlaw is a hill in Ford, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 512 feet. Watchlaw is situated nearby to the village Ford, as well as near Etal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ford Castle and Lady Waterford Hall.
Ford Castle
Castle
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ford Castle is a Grade I listed building situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England. Ford Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Watchlaw.
Lady Waterford Hall
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Waterford Hall is the former village school of the estate village of Ford, Northumberland. It is now used as the village hall and is a Grade II* listed building. Lady Waterford Hall is situated 1½ miles southwest of Watchlaw.
Etal Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall. Etal Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Watchlaw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ford and Etal and Etal.
Ford and Etal
Ford and Etal are neighbouring villages in Northumberland, which together with Crookham have a population of 500. They're separate villages around their own castle, but "Ford and Etal" is the name of the landholding estate.
Etal
Village
Etal is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and includes the substantial ruins of the medieval Etal Castle, now owned by English Heritage. Etal is situated 2 miles west of Watchlaw.
Bowsden
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowsden is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about 6 miles to the south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, inland from the North Sea coast at Lindisfarne, and has a population of 157, rising to 178 at the 2011 Census. Bowsden is situated 2½ miles northeast of Watchlaw.
Watchlaw
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 512 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ford, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.65027° or 55° 39′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.06202° or 2° 3′ 43″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
9C7VMW2Q+45GeoNames ID
12620030
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