Peel Crags

Peel Crags is a hill in Henshaw, Northumberland, England and has an elevation of 912 feet. Peel Crags is situated nearby to the hamlet Once Brewed, as well as near the locality Redburn.

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 100–120-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.

Milecastle 40

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 40 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.

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 3½ miles southwest of Peel Crags.

Peel Crags

Type: Hill with an elevation of 912 feet
Category: landform
Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.0021° or 55° 0′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.38592° or 2° 23′ 9″ west

Elevation

912 feet (278 metres)

Open location code

9C7V2J27+RJ

GeoNames ID

12622207

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Redburn and Bardon Mill.

Notable Places Nearby

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