Field Head

Field Head is a farmhouse in Newbiggin, County Durham, England. Field Head is situated near Gibson’s Cave, as well as near the waterfall Summerhill Force.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Low Force and High Force.

Low Force

Waterfall

Photo: Scareyb, CC BY 3.0.

Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. Low Force is situated 1 mile southwest of Field Head.

High Force

Waterfall

Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.

High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark. High Force is situated 2 miles west of Field Head.

Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Field Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowlees and Newbiggin.

Bowlees

Hamlet

Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust.

Newbiggin

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick.

Holwick

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement.

Field Head

Type: Farmhouse
Address: Newbiggin, Barnard Castle, DL12 0UF
Categories: building and agriculture
Location: Newbiggin, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.65442° or 54° 39′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.13408° or 2° 8′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C6VMV38+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 88041921

OpenStreetMap feature

building=farm

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Summerhill Force and Gibson’s Cave.

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