Moorriggs

Moorriggs is a building in Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, England. Moorriggs is situated nearby to Pendragon Castle, as well as near the forest Hollin Close Wood.

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 southwest of Moorriggs.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile south of Moorriggs.

Birkett Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birkett Tunnel is situated 4,000 feet west of Moorriggs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outhgill and Kirkby Stephen.

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.

Kirkby Stephen

Town

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Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, 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 Moorriggs.

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 Moorriggs.

Moorriggs

Type: Building
Location: Mallerstang, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4217° or 54° 25′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.33466° or 2° 20′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C6VCMC8+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 479270962

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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