Crag Gill

#3851 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff

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Crag Gill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district in south-west County Durham, England. It lies about 3 km east of the village of Eggleston, just off the B6282 road, which separates it from the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI to the north. ()

Established: 1984 (40 years ago)Coordinates: 54°36'26"N, 1°57'38"W

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Nearby attractions include: Teesdale, Bowes Museum, Egglestone Abbey, Grassholme Reservoir.

4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Teesdale, Barnard Castle
115 min walk • Nestled in the historic market town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale is a picturesque valley in the heart of the Durham Dales, part of the United Kingdom's scenic North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This tranquil area is defined by the River Tees, which...
4.8 miS
Specialty museum, Fashion museum, Art museum
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
124 min walk • The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
5.7 miSE
Ruins, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Egglestone Abbey, Barnard Castle
146 min walk • Egglestone Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the southern bank of the River Tees, in northern England, 1+1⁄2 miles south-east of Barnard Castle.
5.5 miW
Lake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
141 min walk • Grassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale, which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
78 min walk • Baldersdale Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists primarily of ancient, semi-natural woodland growing on steep valley slopes, including scree, on both banks of the River Balder over a stretch of some 3 km, upstream of the village of Cotherstone.
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shipley and Great Woods
47 min walk • Shipley and Great Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a steep ravine in the valley of the River Tees, just north of the village of Cotherstone.
1.8 miW
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
46 min walk • Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th-century English country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
138 min walk • Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
145 min walk • Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hury Reservoir
125 min walk • Hury Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England situated in Baldersdale. The reservoir is located about four miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale and about three miles west of Cotherstone.
2.3 miS
Forts and castles
Cotherstone Castle
60 min walk • Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. In 1200 the wooden building was replaced by a stone building, of which was licensed in 1201.