Benks Hills
Benks Hills is a locality in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Benks Hills is situated nearby to the locality Wall SHield, as well as near Johnson’s Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Aesica.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Aesica
Archaeological site
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aesica was a Roman fort, 1.5 miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium 6.0 miles to the east and Banna 6.5 miles to the west.
Cawfields Roman temporary camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Sebastian Mierzwa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cawfields Roman temporary camp is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Once Brewed.
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.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road B6318. A motorist arriving over the B6138 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". Once Brewed is situated 3 miles southeast of Benks Hills.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3½ miles south of Benks Hills.
Benks Hills
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01389° or 55° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.45983° or 2° 27′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7V2G7R+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 322975436OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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