Dunsheugh
Dunsheugh is a locality in Longhoughton, Northumberland, England. Dunsheugh is situated nearby to the locality Ratcheugh Crag, as well as near Longlee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ratcheugh Observatory and Alnwick Castle.
Ratcheugh Observatory
Building
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Ratcheugh Observatory is a late 18th-century folly on a prominent crag between Alnwick and Longhoughton in north Northumberland, England. Commissioned by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, the castellated Observatory incorporates a viewing tower with prospects of Alnwick and its castle, and of the North Sea coast at Boulmer.
Alnwick Castle
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. Alnwick Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Dunsheugh.
Longhoughton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhoughton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland in North East England. The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated in Northumberland with the Whin Sill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denwick and Littlehoughton.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.
Littlehoughton
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Littlehoughton is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Dunsheugh.
Lesbury
Village
Lesbury is a small rural village in Northumberland in the north of England. It is built on the main coastal road 3.5 miles southeast of Alnwick, on the north bank of the River Aln. Alnmouth railway station is about half a mile away. Lesbury is situated 1½ miles south of Dunsheugh.
Dunsheugh
- Type: Locality
- Category: farm
- Location: Longhoughton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42075° or 55° 25′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.64536° or 1° 38′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C7WC9C3+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1138258570OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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