Birrel Sike settlement

Birrel Sike settlement is an archaeological site in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Birrel Sike settlement is situated near the peak Stone Pike, as well as near Ponsonby Fell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ponsonby Fell and Cold Fell.

Ponsonby Fell

Peak

Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, in Cumberland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Cold Fell

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cold Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District. It is easily climbed from the road between Ennerdale Bridge and Calder Bridge. This road is in fact known as Cold Fell Road and is used by many Sellafield employees living in Cockermouth.

Calder Abbey

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Calder Abbey is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Birrel Sike settlement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Haile.

Calder Bridge

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Birrel Sike settlement.

Haile

Village

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 2½ miles west of Birrel Sike settlement.

Blackbeck

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 2½ miles west of Birrel Sike settlement.

Birrel Sike settlement

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.45265° or 54° 27′ 10″ north

Longitude

-3.43441° or 3° 26′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C6RFH38+36

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5041282856

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stone Pike and Swainson Knott.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: High Prior Scales and Low Prior Scales.

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