Dour Crags

Dour Crags is a locality in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. Dour Crags is situated nearby to the locality Oaky Knowe Crags, as well as near Hollin Crags.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Lees Hall Roman Camp.

Hadrian’s Wall

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.

Lees Hall Roman Camp

Archaeological site

Lees Hall Roman Camp is an archaeological site, a Roman camp near Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, England. It is near Haltwhistle and adjacent to the B6318 road.

Milecastle Inn

Pub

Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle Inn is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plenmeller and Once 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 1½ miles south of Dour Crags.

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". Once Brewed is situated 2½ miles east of Dour Crags.

Henshaw

Hamlet

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Henshaw is situated 3 miles east of Dour Crags.

Dour Crags

Type: Locality
Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98389° or 54° 59′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.44875° or 2° 26′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C6VXHM2+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2139938339

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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