Backstone Band

Backstone Band is a locality in Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire District, England. Backstone Band is situated nearby to the locality Moor Hen Nest, as well as near Great Scollit Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogan’s Seat and Tan Hill.

Rogan’s Seat

Peak

Photo: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogan's Seat is a remote hill located near East Stonesdale and Gunnerside Gill, in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is a high expanse of moorland that stretches alongside Swaledale, Swinner Gill and Gunnerside Gill.

Tan Hill

Peak

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near the borders of County Durham and Westmorland, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Tan Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Backstone Band.

Tan Hill Inn

Pub

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Tan Hill Inn is a public house at Tan Hill, North Yorkshire. It is the highest inn in the British Isles at 1,732 feet above sea level. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is slightly higher than the Cat and Fiddle Inn in the Peak District, which is at 1,690 feet. Tan Hill Inn is situated 2 miles northwest of Backstone Band.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Stonesdale and Keld.

West Stonesdale

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Stonesdale is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The secluded village is near Keld to the south, Tan Hill to the north and is both 10 miles from Grinton and Askrigg. West Stonesdale is situated 3 miles southwest of Backstone Band.

Keld

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keld is a tiny village in North Yorkshire, near the head of the valley of the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales. The river cascades down from the Pennines in a series of waterfalls, and several long-distance hiking trails pass through.

Whaw

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaw is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of few settlements in the dale and is one of the smallest. Its name derives from the Old Norse of Kvi and Hagi, which means the enclosure of the sheep. Whaw is situated 3½ miles east of Backstone Band.

Backstone Band

Type: Locality
Location: Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.44015° or 54° 26′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.12039° or 2° 7′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C6VCVRH+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3353918727

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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