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:
Augill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill BridgeRookby Scarth medieval settlementRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside CastleCroglam Castle defended Iron Age settlementRomano-British farmstead 700m east of WhingillRomano-British farmstead 670m ESE of WhingillSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmBrough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dykeWarcop Old BridgeWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelRomano-British farmstead 650m south east of WhingillRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton HallLammerside Castle medieval tower houseIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam CastleWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchenWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillLynchets WNW of Wharton HallHartley Castle and associated earthworksPendragon CastleTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakeThree round cairns 190m south of White Brackens HouseGiants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens HouseSmardale South Demesne medieval villageWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmRound barrow 200yds (180m) NE of Hell Gill HoweSmardale railway viaductGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillSettlement N of Hartley Quarries.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) |
