The Lune passing through Lancaster

The Lune passing through the gorge between the outlying fells of the Lake District and the Howgill Fells, with the local road, M6 motorway, and West Coast Main Line railway sharing the valley with the river

The River Lune is a river of the United Kingdom, formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 98 KB)Taken by me, 22/Mar/2004. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 98 KB)Taken by me, 22/Mar/2004. ... A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (pop. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 130 KB) Lune Valley from near summit of Grayrigg Forest, with M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line railway. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 130 KB) Lune Valley from near summit of Grayrigg Forest, with M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line railway. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... The Howgill Fells are a small group of hills in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales national park in northern England, bounded approximately by a triangle drawn between Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay. ... The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Ravenstonedale is a village and large parish in Cumbria, on the watershed between the River Lune and River Eden. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ...

The river then passes the remnants of a Roman fort near Low Borrowbridge at the foot of Borrowdale, and flows through south Cumbria (its valley is known as Lonsdale), finally meeting the Irish Sea at Plover Scar near Lancaster, after a total journey of about 44 miles (70 km). The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine Empire. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Borrowdale (Westmorland) from the slopes of Grayrigg Forest Borrowdale is a is the name a valley in the English Lake District. ... Lonsdale can mean: the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, UK Lonsdale, the valley of the River Lune, UK Lonsdale hundred the clothing brand Lonsdale (brand) the car Lonsdale (car) the town near Adelaide Lonsdale, South Australia Lonsdale, a college of Lancaster University Lonsdale College, a fictional college of the University... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (pop. ...

Bridges over the Lune include the Lune Millennium Bridge in Lancaster, through which it passes. Lancaster (and hence also Lancashire) is named after the Lune. The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. ... A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (pop. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ...

For the fictional river in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, see Lhûn. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Lhûn or Lune was a river of north-western Eriador. ...