Houghton Common
Houghton Common is a locality in Simonburn, Northumberland, England. Houghton Common is situated nearby to the locality The Lumps, as well as near Haughton Common.Places of Interest
Highlights include Halleypike Lough and Milecastle 34.
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 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.
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 2½ miles north of Houghton Common.
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 Houghton Common.
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 4½ miles northeast of Houghton Common.
Houghton Common
- Type: Locality
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04676° or 55° 2′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.30669° or 2° 18′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C7V2MWV+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2728691476OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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