Maiden Castle near Brough
Maiden Castle near Brough is an archaeological site in Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, England. Maiden Castle near Brough is situated nearby to the peak Haska Rigg, as well as near Great Knipe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Stainmore, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Maiden Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Stephen’s Church and Rey Cross.
St Stephen’s Church
Church
Photo: Northernhenge, CC0.
St Stephen’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Maiden Castle near Brough.
Rey Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Andrew Barclay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rey Cross is the remains of a stone cross at Stainmore. It is also known as Rere Cross and is a Grade II* listed structure and a scheduled monument. It is located towards the western edge of County Durham, approximately 1 kilometre east of the border with Cumbria along the A66 road. Rey Cross is situated 2 miles east of Maiden Castle near Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barras and Brough.
Barras
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about 4 miles south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England. Until the creation of the new county of Cumbria, Barras was situated at the eastern edge of the historic county of Westmorland. Barras is situated 2 miles southwest of Maiden Castle near Brough.
Brough
Village
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. Brough is situated 5 miles west of Maiden Castle near Brough.
Brough Sowerby
Village
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. Brough Sowerby is situated 5 miles west of Maiden Castle near Brough.
Maiden Castle near Brough
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stainmore, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.51365° or 54° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.19898° or 2° 11′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6VGR72+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 492057858OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17642710
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Highlights include Haska Rigg and Great Knipe.
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