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Bewcastle Cross

Bewcastle Cross

Type:Historic Site

Bewcastle Cross, Demesne, Bewcastle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 6PX

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An 8thC Anglo-Saxon stone cross shaft besides St Cuthbert's Parish Church of Bewcastle dating from 13thC set beside ruins of Bew Castle now being consolidated by English Heritage. All three attractions are grouped together on the buried flat.

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* Church only: open all year, daily, dawn to dusk. Any problems call 016977 48389 or call at the The Old Rectory.

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From Carlisle take A69 to Brampton, Lanercost, up hill and turn left to Bewcastle, over crossroads and 3 cattle grids, down hill.

The nearest railway station is Brampton, which is 10 miles away.

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