Lune Forest
Lune Forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest covering an extensive area of moorland in the Teesdale district of west Durham, England. In the north, where it adjoins the Upper Teesdale and Appleby Fells SSSIs, it extends from Mickle Fell eastward almost as far as Harter Fell, above the hamlet of Thringarth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Close House Mine and Crosshill Stone.
Close House Mine
Mine
Close House Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is a disused opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest.
Crosshill Stone
Wayside cross
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill Stone is a wayside cross, which is situated 2 miles east of Lune Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helbeck and Brough.
Helbeck
Hamlet
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helbeck is a settlement and civil parish near the village of Brough, in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England. There is a wood called Helbeck Wood nearby. Helbeck is situated 4½ miles southwest of Lune Forest.
Brough
Village
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 5 miles southwest of Lune Forest.
Grassholme
Locality
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Grassholme is situated 5 miles east of Lune Forest.
Lune Forest
- Type: Forest
- Description: forest in County Durham, England, UK
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lune Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lune Forest”
- Swedish: “Lune Forest”
Localities in the Area
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