Stonethwaite Beck

Galleny Force on Stonethwaite Beck

Stonethwaite Beck is a minor river in Cumbria, England. It is a tributary of the River Derwent.

Stonethwaite Beck is formed at the confluence of Langstrath Beck and Greenup Gill[1] beneath Eagle Crag, at Smithymire Island. It continues north west and north through Galleny Force, past the villages of Stonethwaite and Rosthwaite, flowing into the Derwent in Borrowdale.

References

  1. ↑ Bray, Robin (2009). Walking on bridges : walks along the packhorse routes and bridges of the Lake District. Kirkby Stephen: Hayloft Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 1904524699. The iron ore was smelted at a bloomery on Smithymire Island at the mouth of the valley where Greenup Gill meets Langstrath Beck to form Stonethwaite Beck.

54°31′42″N 3°09′20″W / 54.5282°N 3.1555°W / 54.5282; -3.1555


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