Basin Ghyll by munki-boy
Basin Ghyll
A difficult to view but often impressive waterfall over a shallow but wide step in the River Kent beside Force Lane and the ruins of the old gunpowder works.
Created: 1 November 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Basin Ghyll
Kent - confluence with Sprint to tidal Details
Kent - confluence with Sprint to tidal
Kent - confluence with Sprint to tidal is a river in Cumbria
Kent - confluence with Sprint to tidal takes in water from an area around 51.932 km2 in size and is part of the Kent catchment area.
Kent - confluence with Sprint to tidal is 20.922 km long and is not designated artificial or heavily modified.
Basin Ghyll LiDAR Map
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Local History around Basin Ghyll
There are some historic monuments around including:
Castle Howe motte and baileyGreenside lime kiln 480m west of Castle HoweRound cairn 230m north of Berry HolmeHincaster Tunnel horse pathMiller BridgeCastlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The HelmStramongate BridgeNether BridgeSettlement 440yds (400m) N of Cunswick HallPackhorse bridge at the Post OfficePart of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House FarmEarthwork 700yds (640m) N of Levens BridgeBasingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force BridgeNew Sedgwick gunpowder works, 580m north of Gate HouseLevens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of DianaRingwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam TowerLevens BridgeKendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringworkBeetham Hall (curtain wall and uninhabited portion)Watercrook Roman fort and civil settlementSedgwick aqueductCappleside Hall medieval lordly residence 600m north east of Beetham HouseLow Gatebeck gunpowder works, 540m south west of Gatebeck Farm.
