Beacon Monument

Beacon Monument is a memorial in Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland and Furness, England. Beacon Monument is situated nearby to the peak Beacon Hill, as well as near the archaeological site Friar Biggins monastic grange.

Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gamelands stone circle and All Saints Church, Orton.

Gamelands stone circle

Archaeological site

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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. Gamelands stone circle is situated 1¼ miles south of Beacon Monument.

All Saints Church, Orton

Church

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All Saints Church is in the village of Orton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. All Saints Church, Orton is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Beacon Monument.

Orton CofE School

School

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orton CofE School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Beacon Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orton and Raisbeck.

Orton

Village

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Orton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles south of Penrith, 8 miles from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1.5 miles from the M6 motorway.

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. Raisbeck is situated 1½ miles southeast of Beacon Monument.

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. Sunbiggin is situated 1½ miles southeast of Beacon Monument.

Beacon Monument

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria, England, UK
Category: historic site
Location: Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.48357° or 54° 29′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.56472° or 2° 33′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6VFCMP+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4382118096

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q117848147

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beacon Hill and Friar Biggins monastic grange.

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