Kilham, Northumberland
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Kilham is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland, located 8.0 miles west of Wooler, 12.0 miles east of Kelso, 17.0 miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 38.9 miles nort
Kilham Valley
Kilham lies on the Scottish border. Right up to the end of the 16th century, it suffered repeated Scottish incursions, and was often laid waste.
Longknowe has been settled since Romano-British times, although the area lay beyond the Roman frontier for much of the period of occupation.
Kilham Hill, 1,109 feet (338 m) high, dominates the hamlet of Kilham. In 1905, a Bronze Age burial was discovered in a cist concealed within the cairn on its summit.
The Cheviot
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The Cheviot is an extinct volcano and the highest summit in the Cheviot Hills and in the county of Northumberland. Located in the extreme north of England, it is a 1+1⁄4-mile walk from the Scottish bo
The Cheviot in snow
Hen Hole, a gorge that marks the start of the College valley on the Cheviot.
During the geological era in which it was active, The Cheviot volcano may have been similar in size to Mount Etna on Sicily (pictured).
The landing gear of a B-17 bomber that crashed in World War II