Sewing Shields
Sewing Shields is a farm in Simonburn, Northumberland, England. Sewing Shields is situated nearby to the ruins Milecastle 35, as well as near Turret 34A (Grindon West).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 35 and Milecastle 34.
Milecastle 35
Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry. Milecastle 35 is situated 1,300 feet west of Sewing Shields.
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 2,800 feet east of Sewing Shields.
Old Repeater Station
Guest house
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Repeater Station is a guest house, which is situated 2,500 feet east of Sewing Shields.
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 3 miles northeast of Sewing Shields.
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 4 miles north of Sewing Shields.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". Once Brewed is situated 4 miles southwest of Sewing Shields.
Sewing Shields
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Sewingshields Farm”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02644° or 55° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.30036° or 2° 18′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C7V2MGX+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 337441115OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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