Great Hunting Seat
Great Hunting Seat is a locality in Winton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Great Hunting Seat is situated nearby to the locality Little Hunting Seat, as well as near Rowantree Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belah Viaduct and Nine Standards Rigg.
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.
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 south of Great Hunting Seat.
St Stephen’s Church
Church
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
St Stephen’s Church is situated 2½ miles north of Great Hunting Seat.
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. Until the creation of the new county of Cumbria, Barras was situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Hunting Seat.
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 3 miles northwest of Great Hunting Seat.
Kirkby Stephen
Town
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 3 miles west of Great Hunting Seat.
Great Hunting Seat
Latitude
54.47948° or 54° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.26911° or 2° 16′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6VFPHJ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10252908929OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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