Kielder Forest
Kielder Forest is a forest in Kielder, Northumberland, England. Kielder Forest is situated nearby to the locality Akenshawburn, as well as near Oldpeat Knowe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kielder Observatory and Kielder Viaduct.
Kielder Observatory
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. The site is on Black Fell, overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border.
Kielder Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plashetts.
Plashetts
Locality
Plashetts is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England south east of Kielder, Northumberland. It is about 22 miles north west of Hexham. Part of the settlement is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.
Kielder Forest
- Type: Forest
- Location: Kielder, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2003° or 55° 12′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.6244° or 2° 37′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7V692G+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 767792312OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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