Low Old Shield
Low Old Shield is a farm in Greenhead, Northumberland, England. Low Old Shield is situated nearby to Maze, as well as near the ruins Turret 45A (Walltown).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thirlwall Castle and Magnis.
Thirlwall Castle
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham. Thirlwall Castle is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Low Old Shield.
Magnis
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. Magnis is situated 3,900 feet south of Low Old Shield.
Milecastle 46
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 3,000 feet south of Low Old Shield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2 miles west of Low Old Shield.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 4 miles southeast of Low Old Shield.
Low Old Shield
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99538° or 54° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.52065° or 2° 31′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6VXFWH+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 778197309OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Highlights include Maze and Turret 45A (Walltown).
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