Harter Fell
Harter Fell is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres asl about 1 km north of the hamlet of Thringarth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: area of upland heath in Lunedale, County Durham, England
- Also known as: “Harter Fell, Lunedale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkcarrion and Park End Wood.
Kirkcarrion
Archaeological site
Photo: Etype.jaguar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.
Park End Wood
Forest
Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Middle Crossthwaite
Building
Middle Crossthwaite is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tees, about 1.5 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thringarth and Dent Bank.
Thringarth
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Dent Bank
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dent Bank is a hamlet in the civil parish of Middleton in Teesdale, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin.
Bowbank
Hamlet
Bowbank is a hamlet in Lunedale, a side valley of Teesdale in County Durham, England. It is within Lunedale civil parish and is situated on the B6276 road, 1 mile south of Middleton-in-Teesdale and 8 miles north west of the town of Barnard Castle.
Harter Fell
- Categories: heath and fell
- Location: Lunedale, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.61125° or 54° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.11837° or 2° 7′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6VJV6J+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 426738984OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q5674358
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