High Shield
High Shield is a bus stop in Henshaw, Northumberland, England. High Shield is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Milking Gap, as well as near Crag Lough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sycamore Gap tree and Vindolanda.
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. Sycamore Gap tree is situated 2,600 feet northwest of High Shield.
Vindolanda
Fort
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Vindolanda is situated 3,300 feet south of High Shield.
Milecastle 38
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 38 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm. It is notable for the joint inscription bearing the names of the emperor Hadrian and Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Britannia at the time the Wall was built. Milecastle 38 is situated 2,900 feet northeast of High Shield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Plenmeller.
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".
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 High Shield.
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.
High Shield
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00014° or 55° 0′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.36311° or 2° 21′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7V2J2P+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 11090946167OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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