Visit Bewcastle Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bewcastle

  

Bewcastle Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bewcastle

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Bewcastle etymology

The origin of the name Bewcastle can be traced accurately from its spelling in ancient documents. It was originally “bothy/booth caster”, which translates as “the Roman fort where there were bothies or shielings” Antiquarians leapt at the chance to link the place name with a semi-mythological figure named Bueth.

You can visit Bewcastle places with Walkfo Bewcastle to hear history at Bewcastle’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bewcastle has 5 places to visit in our interactive Bewcastle map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bewcastle, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bewcastle places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bewcastle & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 5 audio facts unique to Bewcastle places in an interactive Bewcastle map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bewcastle Places Map
5 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Bewcastle historic spots	Bewcastle tourist destinations	Bewcastle plaques	Bewcastle geographic features
Walkfo Bewcastle tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bewcastle

  

Best Bewcastle places to visit

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Bewcastle has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bewcastle’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bewcastle’s information audio spots:

Bewcastle Cross The Bewcastle Cross dates from the 7th or early 8th century. The head of the cross is missing but the remains are 14.5 feet (4.4 metres) high. The remains are almost square in section 22 x 21 1/4 inches (56 x 54 cm) at the base.

Bewcastle Roman Fort Roman name for the fort was Fanum Cocidi, meaning ‘The Shrine of Cocidius’, a deity worshipped in northern Britain. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, 7 miles (11 km) to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrian’s Wall.

Kingwater Kingwater is a civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria. At the 2011 census it had a population of 170. The parish is described by its parish council as having “several farms, dwellings and small hamlets” but “no school, no pub, no church or village hall”

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