Lynkirk Cave

Lynkirk Cave is a cave in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Lynkirk Cave is situated near the deciduous forest Clint’s Wood, as well as near the hamlet Shittlehope.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stanhope railway station and Methodist Chapel.

Stanhope railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andrew Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanhope is a railway station on the Weardale Railway, and serves the town of Stanhope in Weardale, England. The station is served by regular services on selected days throughout the year, mainly during weekends. Stanhope railway station is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Lynkirk Cave.

Methodist Chapel

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Methodist Chapel is a church, which is situated 3,200 feet west of Lynkirk Cave.

Memorial Fountain At Junction With Road To Ford

Fountain

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Memorial Fountain At Junction With Road To Ford is situated 1 mile west of Lynkirk Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shittlehope and Unthank.

Shittlehope

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shittlehope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale between Stanhope and Frosterley.

Unthank

Hamlet

Unthank is a collection of houses in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. Unthank can be found just over Stanhope Ford and at the bottom of Softley Bank.

Crawleyside

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crawleyside is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Stanhope, in Weardale. In the 2001 census Crawleyside had a population of 170.

Lynkirk Cave

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.74771° or 54° 44′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.99213° or 1° 59′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6WP2X5+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4951252277

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Clint’s Wood and Ashes Quarry (East).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shittlehopeside Farm and Weardale Bus Depot.

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