Black Rigg
Black Rigg is a locality in Nether Denton, Cumberland, England. Black Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Hill Head, as well as near Temon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Banna and Church of St Cuthbert.
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. Banna is situated 2 miles north of Black Rigg.
Milecastle 49
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 2½ miles north of Black Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tindale and Gilsland.
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 2 miles south of Black Rigg.
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 northeast of Black Rigg.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 3 miles southwest of Black Rigg.
Black Rigg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nether Denton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.95705° or 54° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.60512° or 2° 36′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6VX94V+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 323095047OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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