Tunstall Hills

Tunstall Hills
Urban open space
Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill
Tunstall Hills is located in Tyne and Wear
Tunstall Hills
Tunstall Hills
Location in Tyne and Wear
Coordinates: 54°53′02″N 1°23′24″W / 54.884°N 1.390°W / 54.884; -1.390
Grid positionNZ392545
LocationTyne and Wear, England, UK

Tunstall Hills is an area of open space in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is a Local Nature Reserve[1][2] and Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest both for its geological and biological importance.[3][4] The area consists of Green Hill and Rocky Hill and surrounding land.

Historically these hills have been also named the Maidens Paps because of their shape.[5]

  1. ^ "Tunstall Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Tunstall Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Map of Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ Tunstall Hills - the Goddess in the landscape