Allan Tarn

Allan Tarn is a lake in Colton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Allan Tarn is situated nearby to the forest Oak Haw Wood, as well as near River Crake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peel Island and Top o’Selside.

Peel Island

Island

Peel Island is one of the three islands of Coniston Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The two others are Fir Island and Oak Island. It is most famous for being one of the inspirations for Arthur Ransome's Wild Cat Island. Peel Island is situated 1½ miles north of Allan Tarn.

Top o’Selside

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Top o'Selside is a hill in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. At 335 metres, it is the highest point of the group of hills situated between Coniston Water and Windermere. Top o’Selside is situated 2 miles northeast of Allan Tarn.

Blawith Knott

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blawith Knott is a hill in the south of the English Lake District, near Woodland, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Blawith Knott is situated 2 miles west of Allan Tarn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nibthwaite and Bandrake Head.

Nibthwaite

Village

Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nibthwaite is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria in the northwest of England. It is in the civil parish of Colton, and on the east side of Coniston Water.

Bandrake Head

Hamlet

Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bandrake Head is a village in Cumbria, England. Bandrake Head is situated 2 miles southeast of Allan Tarn.

Oxen Park

Village

Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oxen Park is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. Oxen Park lies on the watershed between Rusland and Colton Beck valleys in Westmorland and Furness, and is part of the greater Lake District region. Oxen Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Allan Tarn.

Allan Tarn

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in the United Kingdom
Category: lake
Location: Colton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.29528° or 54° 17′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.0892° or 3° 5′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C6R7WW6+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4936927

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q15782452

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Allan Tarn” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره الان تارن”
German: “Allan Tarn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oak Haw Wood and River Crake.

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