Windy Crag
Windy Crag is a locality in Rochester, Northumberland, England. Windy Crag is situated nearby to the locality Houx Hill, as well as near Green Crag.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheviot Hills and Church of St Francis of Assisi.
Cheviot Hills
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheviot Hills form the border between England and Scotland, with most sites of visitor interest in Northumberland in England. See Kirk Yetholm for their portion within Scotland.
Church of St Francis of Assisi
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Francis of Assisi is situated 1½ miles south of Windy Crag.
Catcleugh Reservoir
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England, adjacent to the A68 road just north of Byrness and to the southeast of the border with Scotland. Catcleugh Reservoir is situated 2½ miles southwest of Windy Crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byrness and Chew Green.
Byrness
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness is situated 1½ miles south of Windy Crag.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 2½ miles north of Windy Crag.
Cottonshopeburnfoot
Hamlet
Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here. Cottonshopeburnfoot is situated 2½ miles south of Windy Crag.
Windy Crag
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rochester, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.33943° or 55° 20′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.35948° or 2° 21′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7V8JQR+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 319296186OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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