Great Punchard Head

Great Punchard Head is a locality in Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire District, England. Great Punchard Head is situated nearby to the locality Punchard Coal Level, as well as near Knot Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogan’s Seat and Moss Dam.

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.

Moss Dam

Reservoir

Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moss Dam is a reservoir, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Great Punchard Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whaw and Old Gang Mill.

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 2½ miles east of Great Punchard Head.

Old Gang Mill

Locality

Old Gang Mill is a ruined building near Reeth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The smeltmill was probably built in 1846, to replace the nearby New Mill. Old Gang Mill is situated 3 miles southeast of Great Punchard Head.

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.

Great Punchard Head

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

54.43285° or 54° 25′ 58″ north

Longitude

-2.09269° or 2° 5′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C6VCWM4+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3353918735

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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