Cairn Hill
Cairn Hill is a locality in Wark, Northumberland, England. Cairn Hill is situated nearby to the locality Mollers Stone, as well as near Lough Rigg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Housesteads Roman Fort and Greenlee Lough.
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 southeast of Cairn Hill.
Greenlee Lough
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenlee Lough is a lough or lake and national nature reserve 3 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 1.5 miles north of the B6318 road in Northumberland, northern England.
Broomlee Lough
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomlee Lough is an inland lake in Northumberland, England at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park. The lough lies immediately north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Old legends portray the lake as a repository of hidden treasure. Broomlee Lough is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cairn Hill.
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 Cairn Hill.
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 3½ miles southwest of Cairn Hill.
Henshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Henshaw is situated 4½ miles south of Cairn Hill.
Cairn Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wark, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04219° or 55° 2′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.3514° or 2° 21′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7V2JRX+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2728691277OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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