Kirklinton captures the quiet, persistent spirit of the Cumbrian borderlands, where the land holds its breath beneath an expansive, shifting sky. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Longtown (from Longtown: bearing 106°T, OS grid NY 432 670), and is situated north-north-west of Smithfield village. Ancient stone walls trace the boundaries of fields that have long surrendered to the soft, relentless encroachment of moss and lichen. Just a short walk away, the skeletal remains of Kirklinton Hall stand as a melancholic reminder of grandeur reclaimed by ivy and wild briar. The terrain here rises and falls with a rhythmic grace, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of Burnt Hill and Jenet's Hill. Beneath these slopes, the earth of the Black Snib Sssi remains a protected sanctuary, preserving a rare, damp stillness that refuses to be hurried by the modern world. Kirklinton remains defined by this intersection of weathered history and the stubborn, wild persistence of the northern landscape.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirklinton, Cumbria, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kirklinton includes coordinates 54.994814, -2.888825, in the county of Cumbria, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Kirklinton is available on the Kirklinton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cumbria weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.