Riggindale

Riggindale is a locality in Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, England. Riggindale is situated nearby to the locality Bowderthwaite, as well as near Field Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Branstree and Kidsty Pike.

Branstree

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Branstree is a fell in the Far Eastern part of the English Lake District. It overlooks the valley of Mardale and Haweswater Reservoir.

Kidsty Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head, but has long achieved the status of a separate fell, thanks to its classic peaked profile.

Harter Fell

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District. The summit at lies the meeting point of three ridges, and Harter Fell forms the head of three valleys: Mardale, Longsleddale and the valley of the River Kent. Harter Fell is situated 1½ miles south of Riggindale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardale and Hartsop.

Mardale

Locality

Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation.

Hartsop

Hamlet

Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 4 miles west of Riggindale.

Sadgill

Village

Photo: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sadgill is a hamlet in Longsleddale, Cumbria, England. It is a divided settlement, also containing Low Sadgill. Sadgill is situated 4 miles south of Riggindale.

Riggindale

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

54.49921° or 54° 29′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.82109° or 2° 49′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C6VF5XH+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13147146386

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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