Bracken Rigg

Bracken Rigg is a locality in Kaber, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bracken Rigg is situated nearby to the hamlet Oxenthwaite, as well as near the locality Arras Close.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belah Viaduct and Brough Castle.

Belah Viaduct

Historic site

Photo: Geoff White, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Belah Viaduct was a railway viaduct on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, crossing the River Belah, in Cumbria, England, about 1 mile south of the village of Barras and 4 miles east north east of Kirkby Stephen.

Brough Castle

Ruins

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains. Brough Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bracken Rigg.

St Stephen’s Church

Church

Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.

St Stephen’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bracken Rigg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barras and Brough Sowerby.

Barras

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Barras is situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 1½ miles east of Bracken Rigg.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 2 miles northwest of Bracken Rigg.

Brough

Village

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bracken Rigg.

Bracken Rigg

Type: Locality
Location: Kaber, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.49829° or 54° 29′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.27742° or 2° 16′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6VFPXF+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5318628400

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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