Great Pinseat

Great Pinseat is a locality in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire District, England. Great Pinseat is situated nearby to the locality Wetshaw Head, as well as near Surrender Lead Mines.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Arkengarthdale and Old Powder Magazine.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Arkengarthdale

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary the Virgin's Church is the parish church of Arkengarthdale, a valley in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a mediaeval church in Arkle Town in Arkengarthdale, but its foundations were undermined by the Arkle Beck, and it was pulled down in the 1810s. St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Arkengarthdale is situated 2 miles east of Great Pinseat.

Old Powder Magazine

Building

Photo: Padres Hana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Powder Magazine is a historic building in Arkengarthdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in about 1804, to store gunpowder used in the nearby C. Old Powder Magazine is situated 2 miles east of Great Pinseat.

The Charles Bathurst Inn

Pub

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Charles Bathurst Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles east of Great Pinseat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whaw and Old Gang Mill.

Whaw

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaw is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of few settlements in the dale and is one of the smallest. Its name derives from the Old Norse of Kvi and Hagi, which means the enclosure of the sheep.

Old Gang Mill

Locality

Old Gang Mill is a ruined building near Reeth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The smeltmill was probably built in 1846, to replace the nearby New Mill.