Riggs

Riggs is a locality in Hartley, Westmorland and Furness, England. Riggs is situated nearby to the locality Ladthwaite Bottom, as well as near Reigill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nine Standards Rigg and Pod Gill Viaduct.

Nine Standards Rigg

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nine Standards Rigg is situated 2 miles east of Riggs.

Pod Gill Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pod Gill Viaduct is a bridge.

Merrygill Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Tim Leete, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Merrygill Viaduct is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkby Stephen and Outhgill.

Kirkby Stephen

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. Kirkby Stephen is situated 2 miles northwest of Riggs.

Outhgill

Hamlet

Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Outhgill is a hamlet in Mallerstang, Cumbria, England. It lies about 5 miles south of Kirkby Stephen. It is the main hamlet in the dale of Mallerstang which retains the Norse pattern of its original settlement: a series of small hamlets and isolated houses, with no village centre. Outhgill is situated 3½ miles south of Riggs.

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 3½ miles north of Riggs.

Riggs

Type: Locality
Location: Hartley, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.458° or 54° 27′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.31234° or 2° 18′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C6VFM5Q+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10246280951

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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