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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Humshaugh

  

Humshaugh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Humshaugh

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Humshaugh etymology

The name is recorded in 1279 as “Hounshale” and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon Hūnes halh = “Hūn’s nook of land”

You can visit Humshaugh places with Walkfo Humshaugh to hear history at Humshaugh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Humshaugh has 25 places to visit in our interactive Humshaugh map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Humshaugh, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Humshaugh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Humshaugh & the surrounding areas.

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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Humshaugh tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Humshaugh

  

Best Humshaugh places to visit

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Humshaugh has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Humshaugh’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Humshaugh’s information audio spots:

Fourstones Fourstones is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River South Tyne about 4 miles (6 km) west of Hexham.

Limestone Corner Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian’s Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. Other notable features include a wall ditch, a Roman camp and a trig point. The Military Way is visible on the ground at this point, the most eastern point where this is the case.

Milecastle 28 Milecastle 28 (Walwick) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall in England. Its location is immediately to the south of the B6318 Military Road in Walwick.

Milecastle 29 Milecastle 29 (Tower Tye) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road.

Cilurnum Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian’s Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. It is now identified with the fort found at Chesters (also known as Walwick Chesters) near Walwick, Northumberland, England. It was built in 123 AD, just after the wall’s completion.

Hadrian’s Wall Path Hadrian’s Wall Path is a long-distance footpath in the north of England. It runs for 84 miles (135 km) from Wallsend on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast. For most of its length it is close to the remains of the defensive wall built by the Romans.

Milecastle 27 Milecastle 27 (Low Brunton) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. It was located midway between the A6079 and the River North Tyne. Its remains survive as a slight squarish platform.

Tynedale Tynedale is an area and former local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. The district had a resident population of 58,808 according to the 2001 Census. Its main towns were Hexham, Haltwhistle and Prudhoe. It was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government.

Brunton Bank Quarry Brunton Bank Quarry is a disused quarry now designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England. The quarry exposes a base layer of the Namurian Great Limestone stratigraphic unit, including the Chaetetes Band.

Milecastle 26 Milecastle 26 (Planetrees) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military Road. The dimensions are the same as Milecastles 23, 24, and 25.

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