Kirk Beck

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Kirk Beck
View over the fortifications from Bewcastle to Kirk Beck

View over the fortifications from Bewcastle to Kirk Beck

Data
location Cumbria , England
River system River Esk (Solway Firth)
Drain over White Lyne  → River Lyne (River Esk)  → River Esk (Solway Firth)  → Solway Firth  → Irish Sea
River basin district Solway Tweed XRBD
source south of White Preston
55 ° 4 ′ 39 ″  N , 2 ° 38 ′ 49 ″  W
muzzle in the White Lyne coordinates: 55 ° 3 '47 "  N , 2 ° 42' 28"  W 55 ° 3 '47 "  N , 2 ° 42' 28"  W.

The Kirk Beck is a watercourse in Cumbria , England . It arises south of the White Preston . It flows first in a southerly direction and later in a westerly direction south of the ruins of the Bewcastle fortress to its confluence with the White Lyne .