Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton is an archaeological site in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton is situated nearby to the forest Church Dene, as well as near the residential building The Rectory.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Ryton, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Motte north of Holycross Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Cross Church and The Rectory.
Holy Cross Church
Church
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.
The Rectory
Residential building
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rectory is a residential building.
Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
Monument
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ryton village cross 160m south east of church is a monument, which is situated 640 feet southeast of Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ryton and Crookhill.
Ryton
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Crookhill
Hamlet
Crookhill is an area of Ryton in Tyne and Wear, England. The original terraced housing was built mostly as accommodation for NCB workers, and lies to the east of the centre of Ryton, approx 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newburn
Village
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97829° or 54° 58′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.76548° or 1° 45′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6WX6HM+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 6900773598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17678140
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