Sosgill
Sosgill is a locality in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Sosgill is situated nearby to the locality Cowrake Head, as well as near Mart Crag.Places of Interest
Highlights include High Rigg and St John’s Church, St John’s in the Vale.
High Rigg
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.
St John’s Church, St John’s in the Vale
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Church is in the valley of St John's in the Vale, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Clough Head
Peak
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clough Head is a fell, or hill, in the English Lake District. It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk. Clough Head is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sosgill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Legburthwaite and Castlerigg stone circle.
Legburthwaite
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere.
Castlerigg stone circle
Locality
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2 miles northwest of Sosgill.
Chestnut Hill
Suburb
Chestnut Hill is a suburb of Keswick, England, located along the A591 road. It contains the Nether Place Nursing Home and Claremont House, a 19th-century lodge which is an AA 4 diamond hotel. Chestnut Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sosgill.
Sosgill
Latitude
54.57919° or 54° 34′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.06169° or 3° 3′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6RHWHQ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4878422395OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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