Hog Knowe
Hog Knowe is a locality in Alwinton, Northumberland, England. Hog Knowe is situated nearby to the locality Scald Law, as well as near Gimmer Knowe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northumberland National Park and Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood.
Northumberland National Park
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Northumberland National Park is in Northumberland, with hills and forests along the border with Scotland. The park is bisected by A68 and this page describes facilities west of that highway.
Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood
Archaeological site
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Hog Knowe.
Shillhope Law
Peak
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shillhope Law is a hill in the southern Cheviots, a range of hills in Northumberland, England. Shillhope Law is a relatively unremarkable member of this group; in common with its neighbours it has a small summit and steep, grassy sides falling to deeply incised valleys on either side. Shillhope Law is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hog Knowe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrow Burn and Chew Green.
Barrow Burn
Locality
Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barrowburn is a hamlet in Upper Coquetdale in the county of Northumberland, England. It comprises a working farm with associated buildings and two holiday lets. Barrow Burn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hog Knowe.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 3 miles west of Hog Knowe.
Alwinton
Hamlet
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Alwinton is a village and former parish in Northumberland, England. Alwinton is named after the nearby River Alwin, and means farm on the River Alwin. Alwinton lies at the head of the Coquet valley, on the edge of both the Otterburn Army Training Estate and the Northumberland National Park. Alwinton is situated 5 miles east of Hog Knowe.
Hog Knowe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Alwinton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.36628° or 55° 21′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.25746° or 2° 15′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7V9P8V+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 471580379OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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