Bowlees is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Bowlees postcode: DL12 0XF

Retail in Bowlees

There are great places to visit near Bowlees including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Places near Bowlees feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

There are a number of towns near Bowlees including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Bowlees boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

There are a number of airports near to Bowlees including Teesside International Airport.

Bowlees History

There are some historic monuments around Bowlees:

• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House
• Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale
• Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold
• Cup and ring marked rock 80m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale
• Cup and groove marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 920m south east of Pitcher House
• Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End
• Romano-British and medieval settlement and field systems,leadmines and charcoal pit on Crossthwaite Common, south of Park End Quarry
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Medieval farmstead 390m south of Lodge Sike Farm
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 870m south south east of Pitcher House
• Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Cup marked rock 100m north of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup and ring marked rock on Cotherstone Moor 520m north west of East Loups's
• Medieval farmstead 330m north west of Water Knott
• Cup ring and groove marked rock outcrop at Toby Wall, 260m north east of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup marked rock on the summit of the hill, 420m west of Howgill Grange
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House
• Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell
• Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale
• Westgate Castle
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Medieval farmstead and two prehistoric carved rocks at West Loup's
• Three prehistoric carved rocks on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m SSE Pitcher House
• Crosshill Stone at Grains o' th' Beck
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Roman period native farmstead at Hind Gate, 140m south of Green House
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck
• Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House
• A palisaded hilltop enclosure, a carved rock and a small enclosure, 480m north west of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Stone circle 650m south west of Lune Head Farm
• Ring cairn on Goldsborough, Cotherstone Moor, 840m south of Pitcher House
• Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's
• Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Cambokeels medieval site
• A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm
• Two Romano-British hut circles and three shielings on Holwick Scars 250m south of Hungry Hall
• A group of six shielings and tracks on Holwick Scars, 280m west of Hungry Hall
• A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale