Sand Pot
Sand Pot is a cave in Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, England. Sand Pot is situated nearby to Pendragon Castle, as well as near the peak Black Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pendragon Castle and Church of St Mary.
Pendragon Castle
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pendragon Castle is a ruin located in Mallerstang Dale, Cumbria, south of Kirkby Stephen, and close to the hamlet of Outhgill. It stands above a bend in the River Eden, overlooked by Wild Boar Fell to the south-west and Mallerstang Edge to the east. Pendragon Castle is situated 1,300 feet east of Sand Pot.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 3,800 feet south of Sand Pot.
Birkett Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birkett Tunnel is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Sand Pot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outhgill and Aisgill.
Outhgill
Hamlet
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Outhgill is a hamlet in Mallerstang, Cumbria, England. It lies about 5 miles south of Kirkby Stephen. It is the main hamlet in the dale of Mallerstang which retains the Norse pattern of its original settlement: a series of small hamlets and isolated houses, with no village centre.
Aisgill
Hamlet
Photo: George Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aisgill is the southernmost of the hamlets that form the parish of Mallerstang in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the B6259 road, at the head of Mallerstang dale, just before the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire. Aisgill is situated 3½ miles south of Sand Pot.
Ravenstonedale
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenstonedale is a village and large civil parish in Cumbria, on the watershed between the River Lune and River Eden. The village lies 4 miles south west of Kirkby Stephen. The parish includes the village of Newbiggin-on-Lune and several smaller settlements including Bowderdale, Brownber, Greenside, Stennerskeugh, Wath and Weasdale. Ravenstonedale is situated 3½ miles west of Sand Pot.
Sand Pot
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41777° or 54° 25′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.34363° or 2° 20′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6VCM94+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 828540228OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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