Sleightholme Moor
Sleightholme Moor is a heath in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Sleightholme Moor is situated nearby to the peak Great Black Hill, as well as near Little Black Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tan Hill and Tan Hill Inn.
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 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 1¼ miles southwest of Sleightholme Moor.
Rey Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Andrew Barclay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rey Cross is the remains of a stone cross at Stainmore. It is also known as Rere Cross and is a Grade II* listed structure and a scheduled monument. It is located towards the western edge of County Durham, approximately 1 kilometre east of the border with Cumbria along the A66 road. Rey Cross is situated 2½ miles north of Sleightholme Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sleightholme and West Stonesdale.
Sleightholme
Locality
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sleightholme is a secluded hamlet on a dead end road in County Durham, England. It lies beside Sleightholme Beck, a tributary of the River Greta. The nearest town is Bowes, 4 miles away. Sleightholme is situated 3 miles east of Sleightholme Moor.
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 4 miles south of Sleightholme Moor.
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
Locality
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. The site covers a gorge in the valley of Sleightholme Beck between the hamlet of Sleightholme and the confluence with the River Greta, some 3 km upriver from the village of Bowes. Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs is situated 4 miles northeast of Sleightholme Moor.
Sleightholme Moor
- Type: Heath
- Also known as: “South Moor”
- Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.47021° or 54° 28′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.14106° or 2° 8′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6VFVC5+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3353944346OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Black Hill and Little Black Hill.
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