Cross Rigg
Cross Rigg is a locality in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Cross Rigg is situated nearby to the locality High Haugh, as well as near White Rigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milecastle 44.
Milecastle 44
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 44 is situated 2½ miles south of Cross Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Churnsike Lodge.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 4 miles southwest of Cross Rigg.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 4 miles north of Cross Rigg.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Cross Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03123° or 55° 1′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.49781° or 2° 29′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7V2GJ2+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2647926142OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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