Black Riggs

Black Riggs is a locality in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Black Riggs is situated nearby to the locality Clatteringdike Nook, as well as near Black Hause.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Stephen’s Church and Rey Cross.

St Stephen’s Church

Church

Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.

St Stephen’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Black Riggs.

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 2 miles east of Black Riggs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barras and Brough Sowerby.

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 2 miles west of Black Riggs.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 5 miles west of Black Riggs.

Brough

Village

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 5 miles west of Black Riggs.

Black Riggs

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

54.50863° or 54° 30′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.1963° or 2° 11′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C6VGR53+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434332774

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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