Hexham by Hannah Blundell
Hexham
Local History around Hexham
There are some historic monuments around including:
Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High WardenCocklaw TowerRed House Roman campHexham BridgeDefended settlement on Wall CragsRomano-British farmstead, 210m south east of Walwick FellRemains of medieval bridge, ChollerfordThe Roman fort, vicus, bridge abutments and associated remains of Hadrian's Wall at Chesters in wall mile 27Hadrian's Wall and vallum between St Oswald's Cottages, east of Brunton Gate and the North Tyne in wall miles 25, 26 and 27Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick GrangeChollerford Bridge, with abutments of previous bridgeRemains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precinctsMotte castle, 170m west of Warden parish churchLinnels (or Linnolds) BridgeHexham Manor Office (or gaol)Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters and the road to Simonburn in wall miles 27, 28 and 29Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag HouseFishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange FarmWalwick Fell Roman temporary camp.Wildlife in and Around Hexham
Mammals found in Hexham
There have been 30 species of mammals recorded in the hexham area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Hexham
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the hexham area.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
