Birk Crag
Birk Crag is a hill in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,171 feet. Birk Crag is situated nearby to the locality Wythburn, as well as near the hamlet Watendlath.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrop Tarn and Wythburn Church.
Wythburn Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wythburn Church is situated in an isolated location beside the A591 road, on the eastern bank of Thirlmere in Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Helvellyn
Peak
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Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the highest point of the Helvellyn range, a north–south line of mountains to the north of Ambleside, between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater. Helvellyn is situated 2 miles northeast of Birk Crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watendlath and Stonethwaite.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 3 miles northwest of Birk Crag.
Stonethwaite
Hamlet
Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park. Stonethwaite is situated 3½ miles west of Birk Crag.
Borrowdale
Photo: Steve Mason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.
Birk Crag
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,171 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.51183° or 54° 30′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.05911° or 3° 3′ 33″ westElevation
1,171 feet (357 metres)Open location code
9C6RGW6R+P9GeoNames ID
12624749
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