Ayle Shield

Ayle Shield is a locality in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England. Ayle Shield is situated nearby to the locality Leipsic, as well as near Moscow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarghyll Hall and Whitley Castle.

Clarghyll Hall

Historic building

Photo: Roger Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clarghyll Hall is a historic building.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain. Whitley Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ayle Shield.

Kirkhaugh railway station

Railway station

Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland. Kirkhaugh railway station is situated 2 miles west of Ayle Shield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayle and Kirkhaugh.

Ayle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. Kirkhaugh is situated 2 miles west of Ayle Shield.

Alston

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Ayle Shield

Type: Locality
Location: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85032° or 54° 51′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.42323° or 2° 25′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C6VVH2G+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2793602000

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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