Longtown

Worth seeing in and around Longtown

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Castra Exploratorum

   Castra Exploratorum was a Roman fort and associated substantial civil settlement now in the grounds of Netherby Hall, Cumbria.

   3.5 km · Roman fort in Netherby, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Liddel Strength

   Liddel Strength is an ancient monument near Carwinley, Cumbria, in northwest England. It consists of the earthwork remains of an Anglo-Norman border fortification destroyed by the Scots in 1346 and fragmentary remains of a pele tower subsequently built upon the site.

   5.9 km · ancient monument near Carwinley, Cumbria in northwest England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Coop House, Netherby

   Coop House, near Netherby in Cumbria, England, is a small building by the River Esk, erected about 1772 as part of a salmon fishery project, and restored in the 1990s by the Landmark Trust. It is a Grade II* listed building; it is described in the listing as a folly tower.

   2.9 km · folly tower, formerly keeper's house for the salmon coops for Netherby Hall, in Arthuret, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kirklinton Hall

   Kirklinton Hall is a country house ruin at Kirklinton in the parish of Hethersgill, Cumbria, England. Parts of the building originate from the 17th century with significant additions being made in the 19th century.

   5.5 km · house in Hethersgill, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Longtown

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 82 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 108 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 116 km

Stations

Floriston railway station, 5.2 km · Gretna (Border Union) railway station, 4.9 km · Gretna (Caledonian) railway station, 4.9 km · Scotch Dyke railway station, 3.7 km

• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Longtown

  86 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £9–12
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Longtown

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £14–18
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Longtown

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · £14–19
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