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:
Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill BridgeRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellClifton Hall towerRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRoman fortlet at Salkeld GateLong barrow on Trainford BrowMoated site and annexe south of Gale BayBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmKing Arthur's Round Table hengeSite of Catterlen Old HallThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockDunmallard small multivallate hillfortLong cairn 330m east of MossthornMaiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosureRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRoman camp north west of Balmer's FarmTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsCatterlen Hall tower houseRound cairn on Heughscar HillRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellBlencow Old Hall moated tower houseMoated site of Dacre CastleMoated site east of Newton ReignyCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureEamont BridgeMayburgh hengeLittle Round Table hengeStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, 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) |
