The Sisters
The Sisters is a locality in Kielder, Northumberland, England. The Sisters is situated nearby to the locality Black Fell, as well as near Cat Cairn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kielder Observatory and United Reformed Church.
Kielder Observatory
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. The site is on Black Fell, overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border.
United Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
United Reformed Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Sisters.
Kielder Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir. Kielder Viaduct is situated 2 miles east of The Sisters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deadwater and Saughtree.
Deadwater
Locality
Photo: The Boy that time forgot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deadwater is a small settlement in Northumberland, England, about 3 miles north west of Kielder, Northumberland, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England. Deadwater is situated 2½ miles north of The Sisters.
Saughtree
Hamlet
Saughtree is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders at the junction of the B6357 and an unnamed road from Kielder village in Northumberland, England. It is at the confluence of the Liddel Water and Dawston Burn, in Liddesdale. Saughtree is situated 3½ miles northwest of The Sisters.
Plashetts
Locality
Plashetts is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England south east of Kielder, Northumberland. It is about 22 miles north west of Hexham. Part of the settlement is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water. Plashetts is situated 4 miles east of The Sisters.
The Sisters
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kielder, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23012° or 55° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.62767° or 2° 37′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7V69JC+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 319589202OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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