The Castles

The Castles is a locality in Alwinton, Northumberland, England. The Castles is situated nearby to the locality Batailshiel Haugh, as well as near Kyloe Shin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northumberland National Park and Shillhope Law.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrow Burn and Alwinton.

Barrow Burn

Hamlet

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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.

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 3½ miles southeast of The Castles.

Harbottle

Hamlet

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Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 10 miles south-east of the Scottish border, in the southeastern part of the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park. Harbottle is situated 5 miles southeast of The Castles.

The Castles

Type: Locality
Location: Alwinton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.3891° or 55° 23′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.19385° or 2° 11′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C7V9RQ4+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 473139190

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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