Rise Hill Tunnel
Rise Hill Tunnel is a 1,213-yard long tunnel that takes the Settle–Carlisle line beneath Black Moss in Cumbria, England. It is the second longest tunnel on the line after Blea Moor which is 2,629 yards.Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: railway tunnel in the UK
- Also known as: “Risehill Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dent railway station and Church of St John the Baptist.
Dent railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dupont Circle, CC BY 1.0.
Dent is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 58 miles 29 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the villages of Cowgill and Dent, in Cumbria, England. Dent railway station is situated 1 mile south of Rise Hill Tunnel.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1¼ miles west of Rise Hill Tunnel.
Garsdale Street Chapel
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garsdale Street Chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Rise Hill Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowgill and Stone House.
Cowgill
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowgill is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and is located 9 miles south east of Sedbergh.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 2 miles south of Rise Hill Tunnel.
Garsdale Head
Hamlet
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garsdale Head is a hamlet mainly within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet is now on the border with North Yorkshire. Garsdale Head is situated 2 miles northeast of Rise Hill Tunnel.
Rise Hill Tunnel
- Categories: railway tunnel and transportation
- Location: Dent, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.29778° or 54° 17′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.3603° or 2° 21′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6V7JXQ+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1111607252OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelWikidata ID
Q116686953
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