Round Rigg
Round Rigg is a locality in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. Round Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Sheep Rigg, as well as near Wiley Sike.Places of Interest
Highlights include Popping Stone and RAF Spadeadam.
Popping Stone
Stone
The Popping Stone is a group of three rounded boulders in the Irthing Gorge near the village of Gilsland. It was not always this shape, however, and photographs from before 1870 show a single, much larger stone that must have been drastically altered soon after this date.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
Photo: Wo st 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom. RAF Spadeadam is situated 1½ miles north of Round Rigg.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland
Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a small mid-Victorian Anglican church on an isolated hillside in north-east Cumbria, England. Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is the parish church of Gilsland, but is almost a mile from the village and may have been intended as much for the use of visitors to the nearby Gilsland Spa hotel as for the village. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland is situated 2 miles south of Round Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Churnsike Lodge.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2½ miles south of Round Rigg.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 4½ miles north of Round Rigg.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 5 miles southwest of Round Rigg.
Round Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kingwater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02503° or 55° 1′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.57113° or 2° 34′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7V2CGH+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 323089941OpenStreetMap feature
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