Willowford Hill

Willowford Hill is a hill in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 564 feet. Willowford Hill is situated nearby to the locality Upper Denton, as well as near the village Gilsland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banna and Milecastle 49.

Banna

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birdoswald Roman Fort, known to the Romans as Banna, was one of the 16 forts on Hadrian's Wall. Built in the 2nd century AD, Banna, as a site, continued to be used well beyond Roman occupation.

Milecastle 49

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.

Milecastle 48

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 48 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria where it was historically known as "The King's Stables", owing to the well-preserved interior walls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.

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.

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. Banks is situated 3½ miles west of Willowford Hill.

Tindale

Locality

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tindale or Tindale Fell is a hamlet in the parish of Farlam in the Cumberland district of the English county of Cumbria. It is to the south of the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Tindale is situated 4 miles south of Willowford Hill.

Willowford Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 564 feet
Category: landform
Location: Upper Denton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98727° or 54° 59′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.59101° or 2° 35′ 28″ west

Elevation

564 feet (172 metres)

Open location code

9C6VXCP5+WH

GeoNames ID

12620101

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