Bracken Rigg

Bracken Rigg is a building in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Bracken Rigg is situated nearby to the peak Snipes How, as well as near Dodd Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Rigg and Bleaberry Fell.

High Rigg

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.

Bleaberry Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bleaberry Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, with a height of 590 metres. It stands on the main watershed between Borrowdale and Thirlmere and can be climbed from either flank. Walla Crag is a subsidiary top of Bleaberry Fell.

St John’s Church, St John’s in the Vale

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Church is in the valley of St John's in the Vale, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. St John’s Church, St John’s in the Vale is situated 1 mile northeast of Bracken Rigg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Legburthwaite and Castlerigg stone circle.

Legburthwaite

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere. Legburthwaite is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bracken Rigg.

Castlerigg stone circle

Locality

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 1½ miles north of Bracken Rigg.

Chestnut Hill

Suburb

Chestnut Hill is a suburb of Keswick, England, located along the A591 road. It contains the Nether Place Nursing Home and Claremont House, a 19th-century lodge which is an AA 4 diamond hotel. Chestnut Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Bracken Rigg.

Bracken Rigg

Type: Building
Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.57942° or 54° 34′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.08744° or 3° 5′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C6RHWH7+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 485343801

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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