The Giant’s Grave
The Giant’s Grave is a historic site in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The Giant’s Grave is situated nearby to St Andrew’s Church, Penrith, as well as near the library Former Grammar School.Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: monument in Penrith, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Giant’s Grave”, “Hogback tombstone in St. Andrews churchyard”, and “The Giant’s Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew’s churchyard, Penrith”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former Grammar School and St Andrew’s Church, Penrith.
St Andrew’s Church, Penrith
Church
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is in the centre of the town of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Alhambra Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alhambra Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 750 feet northwest of The Giant’s Grave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penrith and Fair Hill.
Penrith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.
Fair Hill
Suburb
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.
Eamont Bridge
Village
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
The Giant’s Grave
- Categories: high cross, hogback, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66427° or 54° 39′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.75133° or 2° 45′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6VM67X+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2327430666OpenStreetMap feature
historic=hogbackOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q66605746
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