Rey Cross Roman Camp

Rey Cross Roman Camp is an archaeological site in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Rey Cross Roman Camp is situated nearby to the peak Buzzard Hill, as well as near Sandy Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rey Cross.

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 1,400 feet east of Rey Cross Roman Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barras and Sleightholme.

Barras

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 3½ miles west of Rey Cross Roman Camp.

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 3½ miles southeast of Rey Cross Roman Camp.

Hury

Hamlet

Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It is located in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. Along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it has been treated as part of County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Hury is situated 6 miles northeast of Rey Cross Roman Camp.

Rey Cross Roman Camp

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.50666° or 54° 30′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.15519° or 2° 9′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C6VGR4V+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 433732596

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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