Slack
Slack is an archaeological site in Lunedale, County Durham, England. Slack is situated nearby to the peak Cop Top, as well as near the ruins Turner Holm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balderhead Reservoir and Kirkcarrion.
Balderhead Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles to the east. Balderhead Reservoir is situated 2 miles south of Slack.
Kirkcarrion
Archaeological site
Photo: Etype.jaguar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans. Kirkcarrion is situated 2 miles northeast of Slack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassholme and Thringarth.
Grassholme
Locality
Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Thringarth
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Harter Fell
Locality
Harter Fell is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres asl about 1 km north of the hamlet of Thringarth. Harter Fell is situated 1½ miles northeast of Slack.
Slack
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lunedale, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.58861° or 54° 35′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.13459° or 2° 8′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6VHVQ8+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 7392300922OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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