Bewcastle

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Bewcastle is a large civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 411. The parish is large and includes the settlements of Roadhead, Shopford, Blackpool Gate, Roughsike, Roadhead, and The Flatt. To the north the parish extends to the border with Scotland. As well as the eponymous Bew Castle this border area includes Askerton Castle.

This areas is home to the famous 7th Century Bewcastle Cross. The sundial on its surface is the oldest in Britain, divided into the four 'tides' which governed the working day in medievil times. A perfect copy of the whole cross is located in the churchyard of the Wreay romaneque Church near Carlisle.