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Melmerby Road Section

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Melmerby Road Section is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. It is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is the smallest of them. It lies within the North Pennines National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 7 km to the south-west. Nearby SSSIs include Moorhouse and Cross Fell, Eden Gorge and Wan Fell.

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Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure

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Cave near Lazonby

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Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

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