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Kirkoswald Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

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Place	Kirkoswald
Traditional County	Cumbria
Unitary Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.764313
Longitude	-2.693471
Place Type	Village

About Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald reveals itself through a collection of red sandstone dwellings that hold the warmth of the setting sun long after the light has faded from the wider Eden Valley. It lies 7.2 miles north-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 20°T, OS grid NY 554 412), and is situated north-north-east of Lazonby village. The River Eden carves a deliberate path through the surrounding limestone, its presence felt in the cool, damp air that rises toward the heights of Fetherston Hill. High above the modern thoroughfares, the remnants of Kirkoswald Castle offer a skeletal outline of medieval ambition, now surrendered to the encroaching ivy and the quiet indifference of the seasons. To the south, the earth still bears the subtle, sunken geometry of a moated site, marking a boundary between the domestic hearths of the present and the deeper, quieter strata of the past. The architecture of the parish church, with its detached bell tower, stands as an anomaly in the landscape, a singular verticality that commands the horizon. Here, the rhythm of the day is dictated by the movement of weather over the high fells, where the wind carries the scent of rain and wet stone across the fields. Kirkoswald retains a certain gravity, an enduring composure that suggests the land remains firmly in possession of its own slow, measured history.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fetherston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 093° E
Medieval Moated Site W Of St Oswald'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 173° S · 2 ha
Kirkoswald Castle (Castle) — 0.3 mi, 117° ESE
Kirkoswald Castle Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 116° ESE · 2 ha
Berry Moor Common (Park) — 0.6 mi, 046° NE
Eden Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 199° SSW
Tailor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 123° ESE
Lazonby Community Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 185° S
Holywell Gill (River) — 1.1 mi, 070° ENE
Glassonby Beck (River) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
Lacy's Caves (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 162° SSE
Eden Gorge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 299° WNW · 142 ha
Long Meg Mine (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 166° SSE
Lazonby Fell Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 243° WSW · 329 ha
Lazonby Fell Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 256° WSW
Baron Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 303° WNW
Peatmoor Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 150° SSE
Caber Leap (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 008° N
Swarth Gill (Valley) — 3.8 mi, 084° E
Raven Force (Waterfall) — 3.9 mi, 068° ENE
Armathwaite Castle (Castle) — 4.2 mi, 313° NW
Melmerby Washfold (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 123° ESE
Croglin Lime Works (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 020° NNE
Calthwaite Wash Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 265° W
Hartside Top (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 086° E
Hutton-In-The-Forest (Historic Park or Garden) — 6.5 mi, 239° WSW · 171 ha
Penrith Beacon (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 198° SSW
Upfront Gallery Puppet Theatre (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 242° WSW
Penrith & Eden Musuem (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 200° SSW
Alhambra (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 200° SSW

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