Long Rigg
Long Rigg is a ridge in Burton-cum-Walden, Richmondshire District, England. Long Rigg is situated nearby to Flat Moss, as well as near the locality Walden Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hunters Stone and Buckden Pike.
Hunters Stone
Historic site
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunters Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1 mile south of Long Rigg.
Buckden Pike
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden, England. At 702 metres, it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside. Buckden Pike is situated 2 miles west of Long Rigg.
Little Whernside
Peak
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Whernside is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, 2.82 miles north east of Great Whernside. It is on the boundary between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms part of the watershed between Coverdale and Nidderdale. Little Whernside is situated 2½ miles east of Long Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walden Head and Woodale.
Walden Head
Locality
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Walden Head is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire. It lies 5 miles of Aysgarth and to the north is a similar village Walden. The village lies in the civil parish of Burton-cum-Walden. Walden Head is situated 1½ miles north of Long Rigg.
Woodale
Hamlet
Woodale is a hamlet in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies in the civil parish of Carlton Highdale in the county of North Yorkshire. The River Cover flows nearby. Woodale is situated 2 miles east of Long Rigg.
Braidley
Hamlet
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Braidley is a hamlet in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in the civil parish of Carlton Highdale in the county of North Yorkshire. The River Cover flows nearby, and the peak of Little Whernside is visible from the hamlet. Braidley is situated 3 miles east of Long Rigg.
Long Rigg
- Type: Ridge
- Category: landform
- Location: Burton-cum-Walden, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20095° or 54° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.0178° or 2° 1′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6V6X2J+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4866032622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=ridge
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