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Bewcastle Castle

Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of in the English county of , a few miles from the Scottish border.
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Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Bewcastle, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Bew Castle” and “Bewcastle Castle (ruins)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bewcastle Roman Fort and Bewcastle Cross.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was built to the north of as an outpost fort possibly intended for scouting and intelligence. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of , , 7 miles to the north of the Roman fort at , on Hadrian's Wall.

Cross
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an cross which is still in its original position within the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church at , in the county of . is situated 370 feet south of Bewcastle Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackpool Gate and Banks.

Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the civil parish of , which is in the district of the in the county of , England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. is situated 3 miles northwest of Bewcastle Castle.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, astride the course of , 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic is just a mile to the SW. is situated 6 miles south of Bewcastle Castle.

Bewcastle Castle

Latitude
55.06474° or 55° 3′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.6816° or 2° 40′ 54″ west
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Open location code
9C7V3879+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 339722546
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287292
Wiki­data ID
Q678595
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Bewcastle Castle” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bewcastle Castle”. Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.