Jenny's Lantern
Jenny's Lantern is an area of moorland in north Northumberland, England, taking its name from an 18th-century 'eye-catcher' folly sited towards the top of a small promontory hill above the River Aln. Situated on the southern slope of the Jenny's Lantern area is an Iron Age hillfort, overbuilt by and adjoined to a larger and very well preserved Romano-British culture, Romano-British stone-built settlement and field system. It partially collapsed during a storm in November 2021. Location and naming The Jenny's Lantern area is a small south-facing hill or promontory rising to above the Aln valley's floor, north-east of Bolton, Northumberland, Bolton and south of Eglingham, villages in north Northumberland. Confusingly, the site is north-east of a completely distinct Jenny's Lantern Hill. The site is immediately south of the boundary of Bewick and Beanley Moors SSSI. Jenny's Lantern, or Jenny of the Lantern, is the reputed Northumbrian name for Will-o'-the-wisp, a form of atmosp ...
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