Kirk Bank

Kirk Bank is a locality in Glassonby, Westmorland and Furness, England. Kirk Bank is situated nearby to the locality Daleraven Bridge, as well as near the village Glassonby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lacy’s Caves and Long Meg Mine.

Lacy’s Caves

Cave

Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lacy's Caves are a series of five chambers in the red sandstone cliff of the River Eden, just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England, near Nunnery, Cumbria, at grid reference NY564383.

Long Meg Mine

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976.

Kirkoswald Castle

Castle

Photo: The Library of Congress, No restrictions.

Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England. It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glassonby and Eden Valley.

Glassonby

Village

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 miles south south east of Kirkoswald.

Eden Valley

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Eden Valley runs northward through the county of Cumbria from its source high on the fells at Mallerstang and enters the sea 91 miles later at Carlisle.

Kirkoswald

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about 9 miles from Penrith. The village is in the historic county of Cumberland.

Kirk Bank

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

54.74595° or 54° 44′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.67531° or 2° 40′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C6VP8WF+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11578332446

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Daleraven Bridge and Maughanby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Edenlacy Plantation and Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby.

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