Birkrigg Common
Birkrigg Common is a heath in Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birkrigg Common is situated nearby to the peak Appleby Hill, as well as near the archaeological site Birkrigg stone circle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birkrigg stone circle and Church of Holy Trinity.
Birkrigg stone circle
Archaeological site
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The Birkrigg stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria. It dates to between 1700 and 1400 BC. Birkrigg stone circle is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Birkrigg Common.
Church of Holy Trinity
Church
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Church of Holy Trinity is situated 1 mile east of Birkrigg Common.
St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick
Church
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St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick is situated 1 mile west of Birkrigg Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bardsea and Baycliff.
Bardsea
Village
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Bardsea is a village in the Low Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is two miles to the south-east of Ulverston on the northern coast of Morecambe Bay. It is in the historic county of Lancashire.
Baycliff
Village
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Baycliff is a seaside village in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria in England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3 miles south of Ulverston, in the civil parish of Aldingham.
Scales
Village
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Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts. Scales is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birkrigg Common.
Birkrigg Common
Latitude
54.15905° or 54° 9′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.09423° or 3° 5′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6R5W54+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 766726762OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Highlights include Appleby Hill and Birkrigg Common.
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