Hill fort

Hill fort is an archaeological site in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England. Hill fort is situated nearby to the peak The Bell, as well as near the archaeological site Enclosures.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hethpool stone circles and Church of St Gregory the Great.

Hethpool stone circles

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hethpool stone circles is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Hill fort.

Church of St Gregory the Great

Church

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Gregory the Great is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Hill fort.

Kirknewton War Memorial

Monument

Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirknewton War Memorial is a monument, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Hill fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Valley and Westnewton.

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.

Westnewton

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westnewton is a small hamlet comprising around 8 houses and a manse to the west of the village of Kirknewton, in the civil parish of Kirknewton, in the county of Northumberland, England.

Kirknewton

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirknewton is a Northumbrian village in the north of the county of Northumberland, about 6 miles from the town of Wooler and roughly the same distance to the Scottish Borders.

Hill fort

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

55.55287° or 55° 33′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.15694° or 2° 9′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C7VHR3V+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 204906833

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include The Bell Hillfort and The Bell.

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