Black Scar
Black Scar is a hill in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 1,631 feet. Black Scar is situated nearby to the hamlet Barras, as well as near the locality South Stainmore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Belah Viaduct and St Stephen’s Church.
Belah Viaduct
Historic site
Photo: Geoff White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Belah Viaduct was a railway viaduct on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, crossing the River Belah, in Cumbria, England, about 1 mile south of the village of Barras and 4 miles east north east of Kirkby Stephen.
St Stephen’s Church
Church
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
St Stephen’s Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Scar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barras and Brough Sowerby.
Barras
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland.
Brough Sowerby
Village
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 4 miles west of Black Scar.
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 4½ miles northwest of Black Scar.
Black Scar
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,631 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49245° or 54° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.22228° or 2° 13′ 20″ westElevation
1,631 feet (497 metres)Open location code
9C6VFQRH+X3GeoNames ID
12624728
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