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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:

Round barrow 200yds (180m) NE of Hell Gill HoweTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakePendragon CastleSmardale South Demesne medieval villageWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmRomano-British farmstead 670m ESE of WhingillThree round cairns 190m south of White Brackens HouseWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchenGiants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens HouseAugill 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 settlementBrough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementSmardale railway viaductIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam CastleHartley Castle and associated earthworksWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside CastleRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton HallRomano-British farmstead 700m east of WhingillSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmRookby Scarth medieval settlementLynchets WNW of Wharton HallSettlement N of Hartley QuarriesWarcop Old BridgeWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dykeLammerside Castle medieval tower houseRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillRomano-British farmstead 650m south east of Whingill.

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)

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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