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The River Lune is a River formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale , Cumbria , at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck . The river then passes the remnants of a Roman Fort near Low Borrowbridge at the foot of Borrowdale , and flows through south Cumbria, finally meeting the Irish Sea at Plover Scar near Lancaster , after a total journey of about 44 miles (70 km). The valley of the Lune could be said to have 3 parts and in fact has 3 names the northern part between its source and Tebay is called Lunesdale then there is the spectacular Lune Gorge which both the M6 Motorway and the West Coast Main Railway Line run through after the gorge the valley broadens out and is known as Lonsdale . Bridges over the Lune include the Devil's Bridge near Kirkby Lonsdale and the Lune Millennium Bridge in Lancaster , through which it passes. At Caton, about 5 miles upstream from Lancaster, there is a cluster of three bridges (one stone road bridge and two disued iron rail bridges now used as foot/cyclepaths) at the Crook of Lune. Here in a 180 righthand the Lune turns back on itself, followed by another lefthand 90 degree bend forming the shape of a sheperd's crook and creating a beauty spot which was one of the locations in the area painted by J. M. W. Turner . Lancaster (and hence also Lancashire ) is named after the Lune. For the fictional river in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth , see Lhûn . |
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