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Castle Carrock Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West

Explore Castle Carrock, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Castle Carrock map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Castle Carrock, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceCastle Carrock
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityCumberland
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.891718
Longitude-2.714945
Place TypeVillage

About Castle Carrock

Castle Carrock commands a quiet prominence upon the rising slopes where the Cumbrian fells begin their long, ragged climb toward the Pennine spine. It lies 3.6 miles south-south-east of Brampton (from Brampton: bearing 167°T, OS grid NY 542 554), and is situated south of Talkin village. Water defines the local character, as the clear, insistent currents of Castle Carrock Beck carve a restless path through the earth, offering a constant, low-frequency music to the day. Beyond the houses, the earth rises in ancient, silent testimony at the Hallsteads Iron Age Camp, where the turf hides the forgotten geometry of those who first claimed this high ground. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the grey stone of the cottages until they seem to glow against the deepening bruised purple of the distant Geltsdale ridges. Residents maintain a fierce, understated independence, their lives paced not by clocks but by the slow, seasonal shifts of the wind across the open pastures. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a sharp edge, carrying the scent of damp bracken and the cold breath of higher elevations. Castle Carrock remains a place where the landscape refuses to be tamed, demanding that those who walk its lanes acknowledge the vast, atmospheric weight of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hallsteads Iron Age Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 128° SE
  • Castle Carrock Beck (River) — 0.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Reed Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 060° ENE
  • Woodcock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 195° SSW
  • Hespeck Raise (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 135° SE
  • Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman Quarry Inscription (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 334° NNW
  • Geltsdale (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 099° E
  • Gelt Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 1.9 mi, 333° NNW
  • Talkin Tarn Country Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 005° N
  • Talkin Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 007° N
  • Written Rock Of Gelt: Roman Quarry Inscriptions (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 335° NNW
  • Cairnbridge Sand Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 250° WSW · 2 ha
  • Unity Bog Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 340° NNW · 10 ha
  • Blind Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 042° NE
  • Murray Park (Park) — 3.6 mi, 351° N
  • King Harry's Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 184° S
  • 7th Earl of Carlisle (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 351° N
  • Horensby's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 002° N
  • Corby Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.4 mi, 256° WSW · 65 ha
  • Naworth Castle (Castle) — 4.6 mi, 013° NNE
  • Wetheral Cross (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 261° W
  • Wetheral Caves (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 255° WSW
  • Croglin Lime Works (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 150° SSE
  • Solway Aviation Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 315° NW
  • Lanercost Priory (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 009° N
  • The Bog (Wetland) — 6.3 mi, 120° ESE
  • Armathwaite Castle (Castle) — 6.4 mi, 200° SSW
  • Harraby Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 264° W
  • Walby Farm Park (Theme Park) — 7.1 mi, 295° WNW
  • Scaleby Castle (Castle) — 7.2 mi, 306° NW

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About This Castle Carrock Map Page

Explore Castle Carrock, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.891718, -2.714945. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.