Kirkby Stephen by AS
Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen is in The Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.
Created: 20 January 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Kirkby Stephen
Local History around Kirkby Stephen
There are some historic monuments around including:
Warcop Old BridgeAugill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill BridgeCroglam Castle defended Iron Age settlementGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmSmardale South Demesne medieval villageLammerside Castle medieval tower houseRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside CastleBrough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelRomano-British farmstead 700m east of WhingillRomano-British farmstead 670m ESE of WhingillTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakeWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmThree round cairns 190m south of White Brackens HouseRomano-British farmstead 650m south east of WhingillRookby Scarth medieval settlementWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchenWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dykeRound barrow 200yds (180m) NE of Hell Gill HoweIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam CastleLynchets WNW of Wharton HallRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillHartley Castle and associated earthworksGiants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens HousePendragon CastleSmardale railway viaductWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillSettlement N of Hartley QuarriesRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall.Wildlife in and Around Kirkby Stephen
Mammals found in Kirkby Stephen
There have been 31 species of mammals recorded in the kirkby-stephen area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
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Birds found in Kirkby Stephen
There have been 133 species of birds recorded in the kirkby-stephen area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
