White Rigg
White Rigg is a locality in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. White Rigg is situated nearby to the locality The Wou, as well as near Cross Rigg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Milecastle 44.
Milecastle 44
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 44 is situated 2½ miles south of White Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Churnsike Lodge.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 3½ miles southwest of White Rigg.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 4 miles north of White Rigg.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
White Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02917° or 55° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.5102° or 2° 30′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7V2FHQ+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 322975416OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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