Pen Bal Crag
Pen Bal Crag is a memorial in North Tyneside, England. Pen Bal Crag is situated nearby to the church St Oswin’s, as well as near Tynemouth Priory and Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tynemouth Priory and Castle and Collingwood Monument.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
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Tynemouth Priory and Castle is a historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth. The medieval Benedictine priory was protected by walls, towers, and a gatehouse. Tynemouth Priory and Castle is situated 650 feet east of Pen Bal Crag.
Collingwood Monument
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The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar. Collingwood Monument is situated 1,100 feet south of Pen Bal Crag.
Tynemouth Metro station
Railway station
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Tynemouth is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Tynemouth, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends. Tynemouth Metro station is situated 1,700 feet west of Pen Bal Crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynemouth and North Shields.
Tynemouth
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Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
North Shields
Town
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North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Cullercoats
Suburb
Cullercoats is a coastal settlement in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in Northumberland, it has now been absorbed into the wider Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth to the south and Whitley Bay to the north.
Pen Bal Crag
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01777° or 55° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.42095° or 1° 25′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H9H+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3716884906OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Oswin’s and King Edward’s Bay.
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