Sockburn Hogback
Sockburn Hogback is a historic site in County Durham, North East England, England. Sockburn Hogback is situated nearby to Durham Cathedral Museum, as well as near the historic site Ingleby Arncliff Hogback.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham Castle and Palace Green.
Durham Castle
University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 810 feet north of Sockburn Hogback.
Palace Green
Grassland
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Palace Green is an open space in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palace Green is situated 500 feet northeast of Sockburn Hogback.
Cosin’s Library
Library
Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public. Cosin’s Library is situated 560 feet north of Sockburn Hogback.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossgate and Durham.
Crossgate
Suburb
Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.
Durham
Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.
Elvet
Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.
Sockburn Hogback
- Type: Historic site
- Description: damaged Viking era grave marker moved into Durham Cathedral Museum from Sockburn
- Categories: hogback, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.77334° or 54° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.57721° or 1° 34′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6WQCFF+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 13685596981OpenStreetMap feature
historic=hogbackWikidata ID
Q138808537
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Durham Cathedral Museum and Ingleby Arncliff Hogback.
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