Birkett Tunnel
Birkett Tunnel is a tunnel in Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birkett Tunnel is situated nearby to the archaeological site quarry, as well as near workings.Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pendragon Castle and Lammerside Castle.
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 3,900 feet southeast of Birkett Tunnel.
Lammerside Castle
Ruins
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lammerside Castle is a Grade II listed Medieval tower house in Wharton, Cumbria, England which has partial ruins existing today. Lammerside Castle is situated 1 mile north of Birkett Tunnel.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Birkett Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outhgill and Ravenstonedale.
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.
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 3 miles west of Birkett Tunnel.
Kirkby Stephen
Town
Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. Kirkby Stephen is situated 3½ miles north of Birkett Tunnel.
Birkett Tunnel
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: railway tunnel in the UK
- Categories: railway tunnel and transportation
- Location: Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.42537° or 54° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.35233° or 2° 21′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6VCJGX+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 1111766290OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelWikidata ID
Q116686835
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Highlights include quarry and workings.
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