Ross Back Sands
Ross Back Sands is a beach in England, United Kingdom. Ross Back Sands is situated nearby to Old Law, as well as near the hamlet Elwick.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bamburgh Castle and Bamburgh Lighthouse.
Bamburgh Castle
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. Bamburgh Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ross Back Sands.
Bamburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Nevin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamburgh Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1910 to guide shipping both passing along the Northumberland coast and in the waters around the Farne Islands. Bamburgh Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ross Back Sands.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Ross Back Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elwick and Bamburgh.
Elwick
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elwick is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of Ross Back Sands.
Bamburgh
Village
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census. Bamburgh is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ross Back Sands.
Glororum
Hamlet
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glororum is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bamburgh in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1.25 miles south west of Bamburgh. In 1951 the parish had a population of 13. Glororum is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ross Back Sands.
Ross Back Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.62826° or 55° 37′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.76218° or 1° 45′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7WJ6HQ+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 140646423OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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