Birks Plantation

Birks Plantation is a forest in Northumberland, North East England, England. Birks Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Ouston Airfield, as well as near the hamlet Harlow Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vindobala and Albemarle Barracks.

Vindobala

Archaeological site

Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland. It was the fourth fort on Hadrian's Wall, and situated about 11 kilometres to the west of Condercum fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort.

Albemarle Barracks

Military installation

Photo: Graham Scarborough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located 1.7 miles south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and 10.5 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

Dissington Hall

Residential area

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dissington Hall is an English country house situated on the banks of the River Pont at North Dissington, Ponteland, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prudhoe and Stamfordham.

Prudhoe

Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.

Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland in northeast England. With a population of 10,300 in 2021, it's the largest of a string of villages along the lower Tyne valley.

Stamfordham

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.