Hole Gap
Hole Gap is a mountain saddle in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. Hole Gap is situated nearby to the locality Thorny Doors, as well as near Wall Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Aesica.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Aesica
Archaeological site
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aesica was a Roman fort, 1.5 miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium 6.0 miles to the east and Banna 6.5 miles to the west.
Milecastle 42
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 42 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Henshaw.
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 B6318. A motorist arriving over the B6138 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed".
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.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107.
Hole Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Category: landform
- Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9941° or 54° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.447° or 2° 26′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C6VXHV3+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2783646874OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thorny Doors and Wall Mill.
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Highlights include Cawfields Quarry and Cawfields Roman temporary camp.
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