Faugh is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Faugh postcode: CA8 9EN

Retail in Faugh

There are great places to visit near Faugh 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.

Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are some of Faugh best hills to visit near Faugh.

Faugh has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Faugh has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Don't miss Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Faugh.

Faugh 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 some of Faugh best old mines to visit near Faugh.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Faugh area like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Don't miss River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Faugh.

Faugh 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 Faugh if you like woodlands.

The area around Faugh features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

The area around Faugh boasts some of the best mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are great places to visit near Faugh if you like castles.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Faugh area 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.

Historic Monuments to visit near Faugh include Fairy Steps.

Don't miss Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel's caves if visiting the area around Faugh.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Faugh area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Faugh if you like nature reserves.

The area around Faugh's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Faugh best airports to visit near Faugh.

Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Faugh.

Faugh History

There are some historic monuments around Faugh:

• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall
• Lanercost Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
• The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54
• Boothby Roman fort
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
• Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
• Slight univallate hillfort on Barrock Fell
• The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• St Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscription
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Watchclose Roman temporary camp
• Castle Hill
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
• Scaleby Castle moated site
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg D: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 760m north west of Far Shields
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.
• Lanercost Augustinian priory, precinct wall and medieval standing cross base
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Cairns on Cardunneth Pike
• Tower Tye ringwork
• The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• The Stonehouse bastle, 240m north of Denton Foot
• Wetheral Priory gatehouse and length of medieval wall