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Hasting Hill Round Barrow(s) Image © FARMERDODDS Also known as: Hastings Hill Nearest Town: Houghton-Le-Spring (5km S) OS Ref (GB):     NZ353544 / Sheet: 88 Latitude: 54° 52' 58.45" N Longitude:     1° 26' 58.96" W Added by TomBo Images (5) Miscellaneous (3) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Hasting Hill Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Hasting Hill Cursus (0.63km SE) (4 posts) Penshaw Hill (2km WSW) (21 posts) Humbledon Hill (2.71km ENE) (0 posts) Tunstall Hills (3.73km ENE) (0 posts) Worm Hill (4.3km WSW) (1 post) Warden Law Round Barrows (4.55km SE) (0 posts) Copt Hill (5.19km S) (14 posts) Fairies' Cradle (6.63km S) (0 posts) North Lodge Cropmark Complex (7.41km WSW) (1 post) Croup Hill Barrows, Murton. (8.76km SE) (0 posts) Batter Law (9.91km ESE) (2 posts) Woodwell House (10.46km SW) (7 posts) Waldridge Fell Barrow Round Barrows (12.32km WSW) (0 posts) Sherburn Grange (13.46km SSW) (1 post) Lows Hill (14.2km SE) (1 post) Maiden Castle (Durham) (14.47km SSW) (5 posts) Maiden's Bower (14.67km SW) (9 posts) Aykley Heads (14.68km SW) (1 post) Tynemouth Castle (15.1km N) (7 posts) Birney Hill (relocated) (15.1km WNW) (7 posts) White House (16.06km SW) (1 post) Witton Gilbert Ring Cairn (16.24km WSW) (5 posts) Old Wingate (17.16km SSE) (4 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - The Old Fulling Museum... (Museum: 14.8 km SSW) The Museum of Antiquities (Museum: 15.1 km NW)

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Hasting Hill, where a burial ground used by prehistoric man in about 2400-1500 BC. It was excavated in 1911. Several cists were discovered during the excavation, with one containing the remains of a man, a flint knife and an earthenware food vessel. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by FARMERDODDS 18th December 2022ce

Together with Penshaw Hill and Worm Hill in Fatfield these monuments make up a direct east-west alignment which may be of importance. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by BrigantesNation 10th August 2003ce

Marked Tumulus on the map, this barrow is situated near the top of Hasting Hill, on the side that faces away from Sunderland's infamous Pennywell housing estate. The site is reputed to be in poor condition. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by TomBo 23rd July 2003ce Edited 23rd July 2003ce

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Jake's Rides A photograph of Hasting Hill. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by TomBo 23rd April 2004ce Edited 23rd April 2004ce