Moorcock

Moorcock is a building in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire District, England. Moorcock is situated nearby to the meadow Five Intakes, as well as near the forest Dagger Stones.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calver Hill and Maiden Castle.

Calver Hill

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is composed of limestone and is situated at grid reference NZ012003, near where the valleys of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale meet, the village of Reeth is located on its lower south-eastern slopes, it reaches an altitude of 487 metres and is a distinguished feature in mid Swaledale.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. It is listed as a scheduled monument. The name Maiden Castle is not unique to the site and occurs in several other places in Britain and probably means a "fortification that looks impregnable" or one that has never been taken in battle. Maiden Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Moorcock.

Swaledale Museum

Museum

Photo: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Swaledale Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Moorcock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Healaugh and Kearton.

Healaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Charles Rawding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Healaugh is a small village in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. part of the county of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth.

Kearton

Hamlet

Kearton is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. Kearton is situated near Low Row and Reeth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Arkle Town

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arkle Town is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 0.4 miles to the south of Langthwaite and 2.7 miles north-west of Reeth.

Moorcock

Type: Building
Location: Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.39171° or 54° 23′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.98187° or 1° 58′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6W92R9+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 354255439

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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