View north from 'The Fortress', Whitehills
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View north from 'The Fortress', Whitehills
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 20 May 2012
The area on which 'The Fortress' was constructed was once a slag heap for Heworth Colliery to the south-east of Windy Nook quarry. It had a connection to the Pelaw Main Waggonway providing access to the Pelaw Main coal staithes on the River Tyne at Bill Quay. The colliery closed in 1963.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.936153
Longitude
-1.567798