Tarn Rigg

Tarn Rigg is a peak in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England. Tarn Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Limestones Greens, as well as near Kiplaw Moss.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarghyll Hall and Whitley Castle.

Clarghyll Hall

Historic building

Photo: Roger Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clarghyll Hall is a historic building.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain.

Kirkhaugh railway station

Railway station

Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alston and Kirkhaugh.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria.