Retail in Clifton Dykes
There are great places to visit near Clifton Dykes including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.
Clifton Dykes's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Clifton Dykes area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Clifton Dykes features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Clifton Dykes area like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Clifton Dykes has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.
Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry are great places to visit near Clifton Dykes if you like old mines.
There are a number of waterfalls near Clifton Dykes including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Clifton Dykes has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
There are a number of lakes near Clifton Dykes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Woodlands to visit near Clifton Dykes include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Towns to visit near Clifton Dykes include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a number of mountains near Clifton Dykes including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a several good castles in the Clifton Dykes area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Clifton Dykes has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
The area around Clifton Dykes's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.
Caves to visit near Clifton Dykes include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Clifton Dykes has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Clifton Dykes like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Clifton Dykes is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
There are a number of airports near Clifton Dykes including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Islands to visit near Clifton Dykes include Piel Island.
Clifton Dykes History
There are some historic monuments around Clifton Dykes:
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Clifton Hall tower
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Little Meg round cairn
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Mayburgh henge
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Little Round Table henge
- The Countess Pillar
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Eamont Bridge
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
