Highshield Crags
Highshield Crags is a hill in Henshaw, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 928 feet. Highshield Crags is situated nearby to the hamlet Once Brewed, as well as near Thorngrafton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sycamore Gap tree and Milecastle 39.
Sycamore Gap tree
Photo: Clementp1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sycamore Gap tree, also known as the Robin Hood tree, was a 120-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England.
Milecastle 39
Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 39 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Crag Lough
Crag Lough is an inland lake at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, 2.5 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 0.5 miles north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Haltwhistle.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed".
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 4½ miles southwest of Highshield Crags.
Highshield Crags
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 928 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00463° or 55° 0′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.3712° or 2° 22′ 16″ westElevation
928 feet (283 metres)Open location code
9C7V2J3H+VGGeoNames ID
12620560
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