Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin)

Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin) is an observatory in Harbottle, Northumberland, England. Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin) is situated near the scenic viewpoint Hepple - R. Ponticum woods, as well as near the forest Ovenstone Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tosson Hill.

Tosson Hill

Peak

Photo: JohnDal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. The summit lies about 2 kilometres west of Simonside, the best-known summit of the Simonside Hills. Tosson Hill is situated 2 miles east of Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hepple and Holystone.

Hepple

Village

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hepple is a small village and parish in rural Northumberland, 4 miles west of Rothbury, which provides most of its local services. It is on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, and lies on the bank of the river Coquet, at a location which was on the Coquet Stop Line, of which a pillbox remains.

Holystone

Hamlet

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holystone is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. It lies on the edge of the Northumberland National Park on the north bank of the River Coquet. Holystone is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin).

Sharperton

Hamlet

Sharperton is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. Sharperton is the site of a deserted medieval village, which was documented as having 14 taxpayers in 1296, and described as having two short rows of dwellings in 1632. Sharperton is situated 3 miles north of Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin).

Hepple Woodside Observatory (Ruin)

Type: Observatory
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.28459° or 55° 17′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.04599° or 2° 2′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C7V7XM3+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1144935260

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hepple - R. Ponticum woods and Ovenstone Plantation.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Grasslees Cottage and Dues Hill.

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