Memorials & monuments · North East England
Killhope Cross
In or near Alston.
Killhope Cross in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Alston · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Killhope Cross, the nearest railway station is Alston, located 9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA9 3PB, and entry to the memorial is free.
About
Killhope Cross is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Killhope Cross (elevation 627 m; 2,057 ft) is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the east and Cumbria to the west. The road over the pass, the (A689) from Hartlepool to Carlisle, Cumbria, connects the hamlet of Cornriggs in County Durham with the town of Alston, Cumbria. It is the equal highest paved pass in England with the Harthope Moss approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the south, on the other side of Burnhope Seat (747 m; 2,451 ft). The pass is named for a Grade-II-listed boundary cross at the highest point of the pass, described as "of uncertain date but possibly medieval".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7835, -2.3132
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Postcode
- CA9 3PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Alston — 9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6407612 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Killhope Cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killhope Cross?
- Killhope Cross is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA9 3PB), in the parish of Alston Moor.
- What is Killhope Cross?
- Killhope Cross in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Killhope Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Alston, about 9.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA9 3PB.
- Is Killhope Cross a protected site?
- Yes — Killhope Cross is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Killhope Cross free to visit?
- Yes, Killhope Cross is free to enter.
- How do I get to Killhope Cross?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA9 3PB. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.