Ewanrigg is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Ewanrigg postcode: CA15 8LG

Retail in Ewanrigg

There are great places to visit near Ewanrigg 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.

Ewanrigg has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell's hiking areas if visiting the area around Ewanrigg.

Villages to visit near Ewanrigg include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are some of Ewanrigg best ancient sites to visit near Ewanrigg.

Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Ewanrigg.

The area around Ewanrigg boasts some of the best old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Ewanrigg.

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Ewanrigg best rivers and streams to visit near Ewanrigg.

Ewanrigg has some unmissable lakes nearby like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are great places to visit near Ewanrigg if you like woodlands.

The area around Ewanrigg boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

There are a number of mountains near Ewanrigg including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of castles near Ewanrigg including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Ewanrigg's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Ewanrigg if you like historic monuments.

The area around Ewanrigg features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Ewanrigg include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Ewanrigg's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Ewanrigg.

Places near Ewanrigg feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a number of airports near Ewanrigg including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Islands to visit near Ewanrigg include Piel Island.

Ewanrigg History

There are some historic monuments around Ewanrigg:

• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Enclosure 105m SE of Old Mawbray
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Allonby saltpan
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Netherhall
• Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray
• Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray
• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast