Long Cairn
Long Cairn is an archaeological site in England, United Kingdom. Long Cairn is situated nearby to the ruins Dally Castle, as well as near the peak Boggle Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dally Castle and Tarset Castle.
Dally Castle
Ruins
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dally Castle is a ruined 13th-century stone motte-and-bailey fortress in Northumberland, and one of the first hall houses in Northumberland. It lies 5 miles west of Bellingham Castle, and 4 miles west of Bellingham on the Chirdon Burn, a tributary of the North Tyne. Dally Castle is situated 2,400 feet west of Long Cairn.
Tarset Castle
Ruins
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland. Tarset Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Long Cairn.
Thorneyburn railway station
Residential area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorneyburn railway station served the village of Thorneyburn, Northumberland, England from 1861 to 1956 on the Border Counties Railway. Thorneyburn railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Long Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton and Bellingham.
Charlton
Hamlet
Charlton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 1.5 miles to the northwest of Bellingham, on the River North Tyne. Charlton is situated 2 miles east of Long Cairn.
Bellingham
Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bellingham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, to the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne and is situated on the Hareshaw Burn at its confluence with the River North Tyne. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1334. Bellingham is situated 3½ miles east of Long Cairn.
Falstone
Village
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falstone is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, just east of Kielder Water. The village is 8 miles from the Anglo–Scottish border. Falstone is situated 4 miles northwest of Long Cairn.
Long Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.15115° or 55° 9′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.34387° or 2° 20′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7V5M24+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2147780595OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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