Ratcheugh Crag
Ratcheugh Crag is a locality in Longhoughton, Northumberland, England. Ratcheugh Crag is situated nearby to the locality Longlee, as well as near Dunsheugh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ratcheugh Observatory and Longhoughton Quarry.
Ratcheugh Observatory
Building
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Ratcheugh Observatory is a late 18th-century folly on a prominent crag between Alnwick and Longhoughton in north Northumberland, England. Commissioned by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, the castellated Observatory incorporates a viewing tower with prospects of Alnwick and its castle, and of the North Sea coast at Boulmer.
Longhoughton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhoughton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland in North East England. The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated in Northumberland with the Whin Sill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denwick and Littlehoughton.
Denwick
Village
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Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.
Lesbury
Village
Lesbury is a small rural village in Northumberland in the north of England. It is built on the main coastal road 3.5 miles southeast of Alnwick, on the north bank of the River Aln. Alnmouth railway station is about half a mile away. Lesbury is situated 2 miles south of Ratcheugh Crag.
Ratcheugh Crag
Latitude
55.42505° or 55° 25′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.64759° or 1° 38′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7WC9G2+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 333766510OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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