King Arthur's Round Table Henge by munki-boy
Penrith
Penrith is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Penrith
Shopping in Penrith
Devonshire Shopping Aracde Devonshire Arcade, Scaws
Devonshire Shopping Aracde mall
Castle Retail Park Castletown, Penrith
Castle Retail Park retail park
Penrith New Squares Scaws, Penrith
Penrith New Squares retail park
M&S Foodhall 22-27, King Street
M&S Foodhall supermarket
Morrisons Brunswick Road, Castletown
Morrisons supermarket
Booths Brunswick Road, Castletown
Booths supermarket
Aldi Unit 1, Ullswater Road
Aldi supermarket
Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall Ullswater Road, Castletown
Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall supermarket
Sainsbury's 1, Common Garden Square
Sainsbury's supermarket
Walks in Penrith
Local History around Penrith
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellKing Arthur's Round Table hengeTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmRoman camp north west of Balmer's FarmStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellRoman fortlet at Salkeld GateBlencow Old Hall moated tower houseMoated site of Dacre CastleThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithCatterlen Hall tower houseRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellHolme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill BridgeMaiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosureSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensDunmallard small multivallate hillfortClifton Hall towerLong cairn 330m east of MossthornRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldSite of Catterlen Old HallTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockEamont BridgeMoated site and annexe south of Gale BayLong barrow on Trainford BrowBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmRound cairn on Heughscar HillBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureMayburgh hengeWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellLittle Round Table hengeRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellMoated site east of Newton ReignyThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell.Wildlife in and Around Penrith
Mammals found in Penrith
There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the penrith area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
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Birds found in Penrith
There have been 129 species of birds recorded in the penrith area.
| (Aegithalos caudatus subsp. rosaceus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
