Black Law
Black Law is a locality in Simonburn, Northumberland, England. Black Law is situated nearby to the locality The Lumps, as well as near Houghton Common.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Goatstones and Halleypike Lough.
The Goatstones
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Goatstones is a Bronze-Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England. It is 2.5 miles to the north of Hadrian's Wall in the parish of Wark-on-Tyne.
Halleypike Lough
Halleypike Lough is an inland lake on Haughton Common at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, northeast of Bardon Mill, and 1 mile north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England.Milecastle 34
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 34 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres east of Sewingshields farm. Milecastle 34 is situated 2 miles south of Black Law.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaugh and Greenhaugh.
Stonehaugh
Hamlet
Stonehaugh is a small settlement in Northumberland about 5 miles west of Wark on Tyne and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall. It was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Stonehaugh is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Law.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset. Greenhaugh is situated 3 miles east of Black Law.
Wark on Tyne
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wark on Tyne or Wark is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 12 miles north of Hexham. Wark on Tyne is situated 4 miles northeast of Black Law.
Black Law
- Type: Locality
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.05866° or 55° 3′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.30286° or 2° 18′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C7V3M5W+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2728691241OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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