Aikton Castle
Aikton Castle is a castle in Great Salkeld, Westmorland and Furness, England. Aikton Castle is situated nearby to the village Little Salkeld, as well as near Glassonby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lacy’s Caves and Long Meg Mine.
Lacy’s Caves
Cave
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacy's Caves are a series of five chambers in the red sandstone cliff of the River Eden, just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England, near Nunnery, Cumbria, at grid reference NY564383. Lacy’s Caves is situated 1 mile east of Aikton Castle.
Long Meg Mine
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976. Long Meg Mine is situated 1 mile east of Aikton Castle.
Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lazonby & Kirkoswald is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, which is situated 15 miles 32 chains south-east of Carlisle, serves the villages of Kirkoswald, Lazonby and Great Salkeld in Cumbria, England. Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station is situated 1 mile north of Aikton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eden Valley and Little Salkeld.
Eden Valley
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eden Valley runs northward through the county of Cumbria from its source high on the fells at Mallerstang and enters the sea 91 miles later at Carlisle.
Little Salkeld
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Salkeld is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hunsonby, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, a few miles to the north east of Penrith. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 91. Little Salkeld is situated 1½ miles southeast of Aikton Castle.
Glassonby
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 miles south south east of Kirkoswald. Glassonby is situated 2 miles east of Aikton Castle.
Aikton Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Great Salkeld, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.73494° or 54° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.70349° or 2° 42′ 13″ westElevation
436 feet (133 metres)Open location code
9C6VP7MW+XJGeoNames ID
6287095
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