Kirkoswald Castle
Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England. It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station and Church of St Nicholas.
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 southwest of Kirkoswald Castle.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
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Church of St Nicholas is situated 1 mile southwest of Kirkoswald Castle.
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 1½ miles south of Kirkoswald Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkoswald and Eden Valley.
Kirkoswald
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about 9 miles from Penrith. The village is in the historic county of Cumberland.
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.
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 1½ miles southeast of Kirkoswald Castle.
Kirkoswald Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Cumbria, England, UK
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kirkoswald, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76217° or 54° 45′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.68607° or 2° 41′ 10″ westElevation
338 feet (103 metres)Open location code
9C6VQ867+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 338302460OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6287289Wikidata ID
Q6415799
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kirkoswald Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kirkoswald Castle”
- German: “Kirkoswald Castle”
- Swedish: “Kirkoswald Castle”
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