Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Castlerigg, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Castlerigg 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Castlerigg, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cumbria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Castlerigg and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Castlerigg |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.591689 |
| Longitude | -3.112057 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Castlerigg commands a rugged prominence that gazes across the rolling expanse of the Lake District National Park. It lies 1.3 miles east-south-east of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 123°T, OS grid NY 282 224). High above the valley floor, the air thins and sharpens, carrying the scent of damp bracken and ancient, weathered stone. To the south-west, the imposing silhouette of Walla Crag looms over the landscape, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the horizon as the light begins to fail. The nearby Great Wood offers a dense, emerald counterpoint to the open, wind-swept ridges that define the immediate geography. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the rhythmic stillness of the high ground, where the modern world feels distant and secondary to the ancient geology. Castlerigg remains a place of quiet observation, where the sky claims more space than the earth itself.
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Explore Castlerigg, 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: 54.591689, -3.112057. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |