Townshields
Townshields is a farm in Simonburn, Northumberland, England. Townshields is situated nearby to Halleypike Lough, as well as near the archaeological site Milecastle 34.- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Town Shields”
- Address: Hexham, NE47 6NP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 34 and Halleypike Lough.
Milecastle 34
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 34 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres east of Sewingshields farm. Milecastle 34 is situated 3,000 feet south of Townshields.
Halleypike Lough
Halleypike Lough is an inland lake on Haughton Common at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, northeast of Bardon Mill, and 1 mile north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England. Halleypike Lough is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Townshields.Milecastle 33
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 33 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along the length of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern England. Milecastle 33 is situated 1 mile southeast of Townshields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Stonehaugh.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset. Greenhaugh is situated 2 miles east of Townshields.
Stonehaugh
Hamlet
Stonehaugh is a small settlement in Northumberland about 5 miles west of Wark on Tyne and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall. It was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Stonehaugh is situated 3½ miles northwest of Townshields.
Limestone Corner
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military. Limestone Corner is situated 3½ miles east of Townshields.
Townshields
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03685° or 55° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.2876° or 2° 17′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7V2PP6+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 284418188OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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