Hurth Head

Hurth Head is a locality in , , . Hurth Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Close House Mine and Crosshill Stone.

Mine
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west , . It is a disused opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest.

Wayside cross
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a wayside cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grassholme and Holwick.

Locality
is a village in , England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. is situated 4 miles east of Hurth Head.

Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the , the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement. is situated 4 miles northeast of Hurth Head.

Locality
is an area of upland heath in west , England. It lies on the watershed between the to the north-east and the to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres above sea level about 1-kilometre north of the hamlet of . is situated 4 miles east of Hurth Head.

Hurth Head

Latitude
54.59567° or 54° 35′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.21074° or 2° 12′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C6VHQWQ+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2117910841
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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