Brown Rigg
Brown Rigg is a locality in Wark, Northumberland, England. Brown Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Hoglair Hill, as well as near Rushy Rigg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Housesteads Roman Fort and Milecastle 35.
Housesteads Roman Fort
Photo: Fryslan0109, Public domain.
Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the 1-mile -long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. Housesteads Roman Fort is situated 2 miles south of Brown Rigg.
Milecastle 35
Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry. Milecastle 35 is situated 2 miles southeast of Brown Rigg.
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 2½ miles southeast of Brown Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaugh and Once Brewed.
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 2½ miles north of Brown Rigg.
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 4 miles southwest of Brown Rigg.
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 4 miles east of Brown Rigg.
Brown Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wark, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04405° or 55° 2′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.33995° or 2° 20′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C7V2MV6+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2728691258OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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