Gun Emplacement
Gun Emplacement is a bunker in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. Gun Emplacement is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Budle Newtown Caravan Park, as well as near the golf course Bamburgh Castle Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bamburgh Lighthouse and RNLI Grace Darling Museum.
Bamburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Nevin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamburgh Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1910 to guide shipping both passing along the Northumberland coast and in the waters around the Farne Islands. Bamburgh Lighthouse is situated 1 mile east of Gun Emplacement.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Gun Emplacement.
St Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Aidan's Church is a Grade I listed Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle. St Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Gun Emplacement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bamburgh and Glororum.
Bamburgh
Village
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.
Glororum
Hamlet
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glororum is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bamburgh in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1.25 miles south west of Bamburgh. In 1951 the parish had a population of 13. Glororum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gun Emplacement.
Burton
Locality
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bamburgh, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south of the village of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast. Burton is situated 2 miles southeast of Gun Emplacement.
Gun Emplacement
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61528° or 55° 36′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.74579° or 1° 44′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7WJ783+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 900921306OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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