9. The Pit Heap
9. The Pit Heap is in County Durham, North East England, England. 9. The Pit Heap is situated nearby to the ruins Houghall Colliery, as well as near the historic site Isolation Hospital site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Durham University Oriental Museum.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 3,300 feet north of 9. The Pit Heap.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other far east and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 3,800 feet west of 9. The Pit Heap.
HM Prison Durham
Prison
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Durham is a Georgian era reception Category B men's prison, located in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. Built in 1819, the prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Durham is situated 1 mile north of 9. The Pit Heap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghall and Shincliffe.
Houghall
Hamlet
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.
Shincliffe
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shincliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton.
Old Durham
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Durham is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1 mile east of central Durham and south of Gilesgate. The most northerly remains of a Romanised farmstead in the Roman Empire were excavated at Old Durham during 1940s.
9. The Pit Heap
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76042° or 54° 45′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.56422° or 1° 33′ 51″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C6WQC6P+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 366395958OpenStreetMap feature
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Highlights include Houghall Colliery and Pit Heap.
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