Mains Rigg
Mains Rigg is a locality in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England. Mains Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Temon, as well as near Upper Denton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banna and Milecastle 49.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below.
Milecastle 49
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.
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 2 miles northeast of Mains 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 3 miles west of Mains Rigg.
Tindale
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tindale or Tindale Fell is a hamlet in the parish of Farlam in the Cumberland district of the English county of Cumbria. It is to the south of the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Tindale is situated 3½ miles south of Mains Rigg.
Mains Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Upper Denton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97457° or 54° 58′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.6075° or 2° 36′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6VX9FV+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 323095039OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mains Rigg Roman signal tower and Turret 49B.
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