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:
Hartley Castle and associated earthworksBrough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementRookby Scarth medieval settlementRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillRound barrow 200yds (180m) NE of Hell Gill HoweRomano-British farmstead 700m east of WhingillAugill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill BridgeGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageSmardale South Demesne medieval villageWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelWarcop Old BridgeGiants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens HouseSmardale railway viaductRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside CastlePendragon CastleSettlement N of Hartley QuarriesSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmLammerside Castle medieval tower houseThree round cairns 190m south of White Brackens HouseWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton HallWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dykeWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchenCroglam Castle defended Iron Age settlementWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakeRomano-British farmstead 670m ESE of WhingillRomano-British farmstead 650m south east of WhingillLynchets WNW of Wharton HallIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle.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) |
