Mossmire Hill

Mossmire Hill is a locality in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Mossmire Hill is situated nearby to the locality Hog Hill, as well as near Ewebank Scar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belah Viaduct and Nine Standards Rigg.

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.

Nine Standards Rigg

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nine Standards Rigg is situated 2 miles southwest of Mossmire Hill.

St Stephen’s Church

Church

Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.

St Stephen’s Church is situated 2½ miles north of Mossmire Hill.

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 north of Mossmire Hill.

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 3½ miles northwest of Mossmire Hill.

Kirkby Stephen

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. Kirkby Stephen is situated 4 miles west of Mossmire Hill.

Mossmire Hill

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

54.47908° or 54° 28′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.24684° or 2° 14′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6VFQH3+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5320310396

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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