Great Foster Hill

Great Foster Hill is a locality in Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire District, England. Great Foster Hill is situated nearby to the locality Faggergill Moss, as well as near West Wike.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoove.

Hoove

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoove is a hill in the northern Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England, near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham. Its elevation is 554 metres, and it is classified as a Marilyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sleightholme and Whaw.

Sleightholme

Locality

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sleightholme is a secluded hamlet on a dead end road in County Durham, England. It lies beside Sleightholme Beck, a tributary of the River Greta. The nearest town is Bowes, 4 miles away. Sleightholme is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Foster Hill.

Whaw

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaw is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of few settlements in the dale and is one of the smallest. Its name derives from the Old Norse of Kvi and Hagi, which means the enclosure of the sheep. Whaw is situated 2½ miles south of Great Foster Hill.

Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs

Locality

Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. The site covers a gorge in the valley of Sleightholme Beck between the hamlet of Sleightholme and the confluence with the River Greta, some 3 km upriver from the village of Bowes. Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Foster Hill.

Great Foster Hill

Type: Locality
Location: Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.47185° or 54° 28′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.01455° or 2° 0′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C6VFXCP+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5327528345

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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