Old Shaft
Old Shaft is a historic site in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Old Shaft is situated nearby to the peak Metalband Hill, as well as near Old Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burnhope Seat.
Burnhope Seat
Peak
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. Burnhope Seat is situated 1½ miles north of Old Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harwood and Garrigill.
Harwood
Hamlet
Harwood is a small valley and village near the head of Teesdale. Harwood Beck is a tributary of the River Tees in County Durham which forms a short valley, and the village is made of the scattered houses and farms which run the length of the valley. Harwood is situated 2½ miles east of Old Shaft.
Garrigill
Village
Photo: AndyArmstrong, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Garrigill, Cumbria is a small village in the North Pennine region of the UK, situated on the banks and close to the source of the River South Tyne. Historically part of Cumberland, today it is within the Garrigill ward of the civil parish of Alston Moor within Westmorland and Furness. Garrigill is situated 4½ miles northwest of Old Shaft.
Langdon Beck
Hamlet
Langdon Beck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Forest and Frith, in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, between Forest-in-Teesdale and Harwood, halfway between Penrith and Durham. Langdon Beck is situated 5 miles southeast of Old Shaft.
Old Shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.70854° or 54° 42′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.34584° or 2° 20′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C6VPM53+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5144944576OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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