Sunbiggin Tarn
Sunbiggin Tarn is a tarn near Sunbiggin in Cumbria. It is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest which also includes the surrounding moorland and limestone pavement of Little Asby Scar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Folds and Gamelands stone circle.
Castle Folds
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England. Castle Folds is situated 2 miles northwest of Sunbiggin Tarn.
Gamelands stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gamelands stone circle is a stone circle at the foot of Knott Hill in Cumbria, England. The stones are mostly made of red granite and some were buried and blasted in 1862. Gamelands stone circle is situated 2½ miles west of Sunbiggin Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunbiggin and Little Asby.
Sunbiggin
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Little Asby
Hamlet
Photo: Gillian Rimington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Asby is a small village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, its name is said to be derived from the Norse words askr, meaning "ash", and by, meaning "farm". Little Asby is situated 2 miles northeast of Sunbiggin Tarn.
Kelleth
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelleth is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, containing around a dozen houses and formerly a toy factory. It is approximately 19 miles from Penrith. It is in the Lune Valley, is situated next to the River Lune and is at an altitude of 750 ft. Kelleth is situated 2 miles southwest of Sunbiggin Tarn.
Sunbiggin Tarn
- Type: Body of water
- Description: glacial lake in Cumbria, England
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and tarn
- Location: Orton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.46361° or 54° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.50057° or 2° 30′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C6VFF7X+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 6154846OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q83516445
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