Far Shank
Far Shank is a locality in Rochester, Northumberland, England. Far Shank is situated nearby to the locality Outer Stokers Cleugh, as well as near Hopehead Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheviot Hills and Carter Bar.
Cheviot Hills
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheviot Hills form the border between England and Scotland, with most sites of visitor interest in Northumberland in England. See Kirk Yetholm for their portion within Scotland.
Carter Bar
Mountain saddle
Photo: Beefy SAFC, Public domain.
Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border. It lies north-east of Carter Fell at the head of Redesdale, and is crossed by the A68 road as it runs north towards Jedburgh and Teviotdale. Carter Bar is situated 2½ miles west of Far Shank.
Catcleugh Reservoir
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England, adjacent to the A68 road just north of Byrness and to the southeast of the border with Scotland. Catcleugh Reservoir is situated 1½ miles south of Far Shank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byrness and Chew Green.
Byrness
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Far Shank.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 3½ miles northeast of Far Shank.
Cottonshopeburnfoot
Hamlet
Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here. Cottonshopeburnfoot is situated 4 miles southeast of Far Shank.
Far Shank
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rochester, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.34703° or 55° 20′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.41578° or 2° 24′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7V8HWM+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1447409391OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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