Windy Law

Windy Law is a peak in Branxton, Northumberland, England. Windy Law is situated near the hamlet Mardon, as well as near Pallinsburn.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Etal Castle and Etal Castle Gate Tower, South Curtain Wall And South West Tower.

Etal Castle

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall.

Etal Castle Gate Tower, South Curtain Wall And South West Tower

Castle

Photo: Shermozle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heatherslaw Mill

Museum

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Heatherslaw Mill is a water mill situated on the Ford and Etal Estate, 7 miles north of the town of Wooler in the English county of Northumberland. It is a restored 19th century water driven cornmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ford and Etal and Branxton.

Ford and Etal

Photo: j lord, CC BY 2.0.

Ford and Etal are neighbouring villages in Northumberland, which together with Crookham have a population of 500. They're separate villages around their own castle, but "Ford and Etal" is the name of the landholding estate.

Branxton

Village

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Branxton is a village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England. It lies about 3 miles from the England-Scotland border and about 4 miles from the Scottish border town of Coldstream, just off the A697 Newcastle-Edinburgh road.

Cornhill-on-Tweed

Village

Photo: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cornhill-on-Tweed is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 1 mile to the east of Coldstream, Scotland. The hamlets of West Learmouth and East Learmouth are located to the south and west of the village respectively.

Windy Law

Type: Peak
Category: landform
Location: Branxton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.6351° or 55° 38′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.1527° or 2° 9′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C7VJRPW+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 318322107

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mardon and Pallinsburn.

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Highlights: The Blue Bell and East Lodge.

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