Watch Hill
Watch Hill is a locality in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Watch Hill is situated nearby to the locality Seed Rigg, as well as near Brown Rigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thirlwall Castle and Magnis.
Thirlwall Castle
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham. Thirlwall Castle is situated 2 miles south of Watch Hill.
Magnis
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. Magnis is situated 2 miles south of Watch Hill.
Milecastle 45
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 45 is situated 2 miles southeast of Watch Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.
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 2½ miles southwest of Watch Hill.
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.
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 5 miles north of Watch Hill.
Watch Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01576° or 55° 0′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.52936° or 2° 31′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C7V2F8C+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 323089939OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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