Rigg
Rigg is a locality in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Rigg is situated nearby to the locality The Wou, as well as near Cock Law.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Popping Stone.
Popping Stone
Stone
The Popping Stone is a group of three rounded boulders in the Irthing Gorge near the village of Gilsland. It was not always this shape, however, and photographs from before 1870 show a single, much larger stone that must have been drastically altered soon after this date. Popping Stone is situated 2½ miles southwest of 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 3 miles southwest of 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 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.
Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0285° or 55° 1′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.52376° or 2° 31′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7V2FHG+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 323089936OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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