Square Wood
Square Wood is a forest in Wall, Northumberland, England. Square Wood is situated nearby to the locality Heaven Fields, as well as near Hill Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cilurnum and Chesters Bridge.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters.
Chesters Bridge
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall.
Planetrees
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hexham and Acomb.
Hexham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hexham is a small market town in the Tyne valley of Northumberland, 24 miles west of Newcastle. It's an attractive place with a medieval abbey and jail, and a good base for exploring Hadrian's Wall to the north.
Acomb
Village
Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acomb is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village lies 1.5 miles north of Hexham, its post town. As well as the village itself, the parish covers surrounding rural areas, with the southern boundary of the parish being the River Tyne.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage.
Square Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.0101° or 55° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.1036° or 2° 6′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7V2V6W+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 205704552OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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