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″ northLongitude
-3.0892° or 3° 5′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6R7WW6+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 4936927OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata 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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