The Goatstones
The Goatstones is a Bronze-Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England. It is 2.5 miles to the north of Hadrian's Wall in the parish of Wark-on-Tyne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Goatstones stone circle, 280m south west of Ravensheugh Crags”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 33 and Halleypike Lough.
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 2½ miles south of The Goatstones.
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 miles southwest of The Goatstones.Battlesteads
Hotel
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Battlesteads is a hotel, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Goatstones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Wark on Tyne.
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 southeast of The Goatstones.
Wark on Tyne
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wark on Tyne or Wark is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 12 miles north of Hexham. Wark on Tyne is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Goatstones.
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 2½ miles west of The Goatstones.
The Goatstones
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.06661° or 55° 3′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.26868° or 2° 16′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7V3P8J+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 637624769OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1533466
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In Other Languages
“The Goatstones” goes by many names.
- German: “Goatstones”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Simonburn Castle (Remains) and Grey Bull Inn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Goatstones”. Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.