Howgillrigg

Howgillrigg is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Howgillrigg is situated nearby to the locality Randalholm Hall, as well as near Wanwood House.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilderdale Viaduct and Whitley Castle.

Gilderdale Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilderdale Viaduct is a bridge.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain.

Kirkhaugh railway station

Railway station

Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayle and Kirkhaugh.

Ayle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria.

Alston

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Howgillrigg

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

54.82889° or 54° 49′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.46253° or 2° 27′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C6VRGHP+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369686640

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Randalholm Hall and Wanwood House.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Randalholme Hall and Coppice Wood.

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