Retail in Hackthorpe
There are great places to visit near Hackthorpe 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.
There are a number of hills near Hackthorpe including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Hackthorpe features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Hackthorpe features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Hackthorpe include Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
There are a number of ruins near Hackthorpe including 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 Hackthorpe if you like old mines.
Hackthorpe has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Hackthorpe area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Don't miss Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater's lakes if visiting the area around Hackthorpe.
Woodlands to visit near Hackthorpe include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
There are a number of towns near Hackthorpe including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
The area around Hackthorpe 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.
Hackthorpe's best nearby castles can be found at Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Hackthorpe'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.
Hackthorpe is near some unmissable historic monuments like Fairy Steps,
Caves to visit near Hackthorpe include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Hackthorpe area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Hackthorpe boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Hackthorpe's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of airports near Hackthorpe including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Hackthorpe if you like islands.
Hackthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around Hackthorpe:
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack Moor
- Little Round Table henge
- The Countess Pillar
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 70m south of Iron Hill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Eamont Bridge
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Round cairn west of White Raise
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn on White Raise
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- Shap Stone Alignment
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Bowl barrow on Iron Hill
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 40m north-north-east of High Haber
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Dale Moor
- Mayburgh henge
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Oddendale concentric stone circle
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Keld Chapel
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Clifton Hall tower
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
