Earthwork

Earthwork is an archaeological site in Nunnykirk, Northumberland, England. Earthwork is situated nearby to the forest Tomboy Plantation, as well as near the aerodrome Ewesley Airstrip.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontburn.

Fontburn

Photo: Glennsmart, Public domain.

Fontburn is a drinking water reservoir situated 10 miles northwest of the market town of Morpeth, and immediately to the east of Harwood Forest in Northumberland, England. Fontburn is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Earthwork.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rothley Castle and Scots Gap.

Rothley Castle

Locality

Photo: sarah d, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rothley Castle is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. Rothley Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Earthwork.

Scots Gap

Village

Scots Gap is a small village in the civil parish of Wallington Demesne, in Northumberland, United Kingdom. Scots Gap is situated 4 miles south of Earthwork.

Hartburn

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hartburn is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated about 6 miles to the west of Morpeth. The population at the 2011 census was 194. The place-name 'Hartburn' is first attested in Charter Rolls of 1198, where it appears as Herteburne. Hartburn is situated 4½ miles southeast of Earthwork.

Earthwork

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Nunnykirk, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.22833° or 55° 13′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.90983° or 1° 54′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7W63HR+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 206095356

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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