Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn
Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn is a memorial in Warden, Northumberland, England. Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn is situated nearby to the forest Ryehill Plantation, as well as near the village Fourstones.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 29 and Cilurnum.
Milecastle 29
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 29 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road. Milecastle 29 is situated 1 mile north of Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters. Cilurnum is situated 1½ miles east of Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn.
Carrawburgh
Protected area
Photo: Putney9, Public domain.
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita. Carrawburgh is situated 2 miles northwest of Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourstones and Limestone Corner.
Fourstones
Village
Photo: Joshuamrieger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fourstones is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River South Tyne about 4 miles west of Hexham.
Limestone Corner
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
Humshaugh Scout Camp Cairn
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “This cairn marks the site of the first boy scout camp held in 1908 by B. P. later Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Chief Scout of the world.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Warden, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02173° or 55° 1′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.18094° or 2° 10′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7V2RC9+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11090985144OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turret 29A (Black Carts) and Ryehill Plantation.
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