Giant’s Grave

Giant’s Grave is an archaeological site in Whicham, Cumberland, England. Giant’s Grave is situated nearby to the village Kirksanton, as well as near Silecroft.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giant’s Grave and Silecroft railway station.

Giant’s Grave

Ruins

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Giant's Grave are two standing stones at the foot of Black Combe in Cumbria, England. The smaller stone has three cup and ring marks whilst the taller has only one. The grave is accessible via the A595 road in a field near the level crossing.

Silecroft railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria. Silecroft railway station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Giant’s Grave.

St Mary’s Church, Whicham

Church

Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is on the A595 road in Whicham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary’s Church, Whicham is situated 1 mile north of Giant’s Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirksanton and Silecroft.

Kirksanton

Village

Photo: Perry Dark, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.

Silecroft

Village

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England, is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck.

Haverigg

Village

Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households. Haverigg is situated 2 miles southeast of Giant’s Grave.

Giant’s Grave

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.21837° or 54° 13′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.32625° or 3° 19′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C6R6M9F+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1104782363

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirksanton Village Hall and Silecroft Village Hall.

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