Battle of Heavenfield
Battle of Heavenfield is a wayside cross in Wall, Northumberland, England. Battle of Heavenfield is situated nearby to St Oswald’s Church, as well as near Brunton Bank Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Planetrees and Milecastle 25.
Planetrees
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length. Planetrees is situated 2,600 feet west of Battle of Heavenfield.
Milecastle 25
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 25 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform, and are located to the south of the B6318 Military Road, nearly 5 kilometres to the west of its junction with the A68. Milecastle 25 is situated 3,100 feet east of Battle of Heavenfield.
Brunton Bank Quarry
Quarry
Brunton Bank Quarry is a disused quarry now designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England. The quarry exposes a base layer of the Namurian Great Limestone stratigraphic unit, including the Chaetetes Band, the fossilised fauna within which is of current geological interest. Brunton Bank Quarry is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Battle of Heavenfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Brunton and Wall.
Low Brunton
Hamlet
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage.
Chollerford
Village
Photo: Bobthebilda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England, approximately four miles north of Hexham on the B6318, the Military Road, not far from Hadrian's Wall.
Battle of Heavenfield
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01911° or 55° 1′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.10086° or 2° 6′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7V2V9X+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5684920282OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battle of Heavenfield (AD 635) and St Oswald’s Church.
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