What is recorded here
Observatory Hill reaches an elevation of approximately 260 metres and is composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone. It derives its name from a 19th-century signal station used for military observation, reflecting its strategic prominence in the landscape.
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Places near here
ObservatoryListed building · 185 yd
Elvet HillMountain / peak · 351 yd
Prebends Gate LodgeListed building · 367 yd
Prebend's BridgeScheduled monument · 535 yd
The Count's HouseVisitor information · 574 yd
Neville HouseMemorial · 577 yd
View of Cathedral, Mill and weirViewpoint · 693 yd
Southstreet BanksWood · 696 yd
Roman Milestone, Old Fulling Mill, formerly the University of Durham Museum Of ArchaeologyMonument or public art · 795 yd
Durham Castle and CathedralWorld Heritage place · 815 yd
The StoryMuseum · 867 yd
Durham War MemorialMemorial · 954 ydOther information
Photo: Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0