Bleagill head
Bleagill head is a locality in Orton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bleagill head is situated nearby to the locality Wind Scarth, as well as near Stowgill Brow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cautley Spout and The Calf.
Cautley Spout
Waterfall
Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.
Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf. Cautley Spout is situated 2 miles southeast of Bleagill head.
The Calf
Peak
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf, at an elevation of 676 metres, is the highest point in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in north-west England. It is in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in Westmorland and Furness in the county of Cumbria.
Yarlside
Peak
Photo: clive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarlside is a hill in the Howgill Fells, Cumbria, England. This fell is not to be confused with the Yarlside area near Barrow-in-Furness, once served by the Yarlside Iron Mines tramway. Yarlside is situated 2 miles east of Bleagill head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beck Foot and Firbank.
Beck Foot
Hamlet
Beck Foot is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, situated on the B6257 road south of Lowgill, the West Coast Main Line and M6 motorway. The disused Lowgill Viaduct is close by. Beck Foot is situated 3 miles southwest of Bleagill head.
Firbank
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firbank is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 97. As Firbank had a population of less than 100 at the 2011 Census, details are included in the parish of Killington. Firbank is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bleagill head.
Weasdale
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Bainbridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weasdale is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England, 850 feet above sea-level on the northern flanks of the Howgill Fells. It is located approximately 6 miles south-west of Kirkby Stephen. Weasdale is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bleagill head.
Bleagill head
Latitude
54.38552° or 54° 23′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.53067° or 2° 31′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6V9FP9+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 1479207991OpenStreetMap feature
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