Tumulus

Tumulus is an archaeological site in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the peak White Law, as well as near Tom’s Knowe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hethpool stone circles and Kirk Yetholm Parish Church.

Hethpool stone circles

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hethpool stone circles is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Tumulus.

Kirk Yetholm Parish Church

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirk Yetholm Parish Church is situated 2½ miles west of Tumulus.

Rowantree Cottage, Main Street, Kirk Yetholm

Residential building

Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rowantree Cottage, Main Street, Kirk Yetholm is a residential building, which is situated 2½ miles west of Tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Valley and Kirk Yetholm.

The College Valley is an area within the Northumberland National Park in northern England. It is one of five cuttings into the Cheviot Hills. The valley is owned by College Valley Estates which in turn is funded by a trust created by Sir James Knott MP. College Valley is situated 2 miles east of Tumulus.

Kirk Yetholm

Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirk Yetholm is a village in the Scottish Borders, best known as the northern terminus of the 268-mile Pennine Way. Kirk Yetholm is the east side of this straggly settlement; the larger part west of the river is Town Yetholm.

Town Yetholm

Village

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Yelthom, Officially Town Yetholm, is a small village in the Scottish Borders in the valley of the Bowmont Water opposite Kirk Yetholm. The town colours are green and yellow. Town Yetholm is situated 3 miles west of Tumulus.

Tumulus

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.53397° or 55° 32′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.21945° or 2° 13′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C7VGQMJ+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 101871675

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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