Hen Hill
Hen Hill is a locality in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. Hen Hill is situated nearby to the locality Chisholm’s Cross, as well as near Wreay Rigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bewcastle Castle and Bewcastle Roman Fort.
Bewcastle Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of Bewcastle in the English county of Cumbria, a few miles from the Scottish border. Bewcastle Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Hen Hill.
Bewcastle Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Roman Fort was built to the north of Hadrian's Wall as an outpost fort possibly intended for scouting and intelligence. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, 7 miles to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrian's Wall. Bewcastle Roman Fort is situated 2½ miles west of Hen Hill.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
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RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom. RAF Spadeadam is situated 1½ miles east of Hen Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churnsike Lodge and Gilsland.
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 4½ miles northeast of Hen Hill.
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 4½ miles southeast of Hen Hill.
Blackpool Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpool Gate is a settlement in the civil parish of Bewcastle, which is in the district of the Cumberland in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Blackpool Gate is situated 5 miles northwest of Hen Hill.
Hen Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kingwater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.05159° or 55° 3′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.62369° or 2° 37′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C7V392G+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2647926162OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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