Crag Hill
Crag Hill is a peak in Bowes, County Durham, England. Crag Hill is situated nearby to the locality High Crag, as well as near West Pasture.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Castle and Lavatrae.
Bowes Castle
Castle
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowes Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in County Durham, England. Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of Lavatrae, on the Roman road that is now the A66, the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II.
Lavatrae
Archaeological site
Lavatrae, also known as Lavatris, was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Bowes, County Durham, England. The medieval Bowes Castle was built within the perimeter of the fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnard Castle and Bowes.
Barnard Castle
Photo: Nick Bramhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 5800 in 2021. It has a picturesque ruined castle and the over-the-top Bowes Museum.
Bowes
Village
Photo: Darren Haddock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowes is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle. In 2021 the parish had a population of 442.
Lartington
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lartington is a village and civil parish about 2 miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 135.
Crag Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Bowes, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.5408° or 54° 32′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.0057° or 2° 0′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6VGXRV+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 9420395175OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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