Grimes Moor

Grimes Moor is a locality in Orton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Grimes Moor is situated nearby to the locality Tarn Moor, as well as near the hamlet Sunbiggin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gamelands stone circle and Sunbiggin Tarn.

Gamelands stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gamelands stone circle is a stone circle at the foot of Knott Hill in Cumbria, England. The stones are mostly made of red granite and some were buried and blasted in 1862.

Sunbiggin Tarn

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sunbiggin Tarn is a tarn near Sunbiggin in Cumbria. It is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest which also includes the surrounding moorland and limestone pavement of Little Asby Scar.

Orton CofE School

School

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orton CofE School is situated 2½ miles west of Grimes Moor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunbiggin and Raisbeck.

Sunbiggin

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Raisbeck

Hamlet

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet.

Kelleth

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelleth is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, containing around a dozen houses and formerly a toy factory. It is approximately 19 miles from Penrith. It is in the Lune Valley, is situated next to the River Lune and is at an altitude of 750 ft.

Grimes Moor

Type: Locality
Location: Orton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.46227° or 54° 27′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.52379° or 2° 31′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C6VFF6G+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3660717245

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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