Hill Head
Hill Head is a locality in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England. Hill Head is situated nearby to the locality Temon, as well as near Black Rigg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Banna and Milecastle 49.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 1½ miles north of Hill Head.
Milecastle 49
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 2 miles north of Hill Head.
Milecastle 48
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 48 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria where it was historically known as "The King's Stables", owing to the well-preserved interior walls. Milecastle 48 is situated 2 miles northeast of Hill Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Tindale.
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 2 miles northeast of Hill Head.
Tindale
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tindale or Tindale Fell is a hamlet in the parish of Farlam in the Cumberland district of the English county of Cumbria. It is to the south of the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Tindale is situated 2½ miles south of Hill Head.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 3½ miles southwest of Hill Head.
Hill Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Upper Denton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96536° or 54° 57′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.5954° or 2° 35′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6VXC83+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 323095041OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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