Retail in Kirkcambeck
There are great places to visit near Kirkcambeck 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 several good hills in the Kirkcambeck area like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Kirkcambeck boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Villages to visit near Kirkcambeck include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Kirkcambeck area like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Kirkcambeck 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 Kirkcambeck best old mines to visit near Kirkcambeck.
Kirkcambeck's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Kirkcambeck's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at 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 Kirkcambeck.
Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are some of Kirkcambeck best woodlands to visit near Kirkcambeck.
There are a several good towns in the Kirkcambeck area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
The area around Kirkcambeck features a number of interesting mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Castles to visit near Kirkcambeck include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
There are a number of historic buildings near Kirkcambeck including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Kirkcambeck including Fairy Steps.
There are a number of caves near Kirkcambeck including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Kirkcambeck including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Kirkcambeck boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Kirkcambeck is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Airports to visit near Kirkcambeck include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Places near Kirkcambeck feature a number of interesting islands including Piel Island.
Kirkcambeck History
There are some historic monuments around Kirkcambeck:
- The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
- Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
- Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm
- Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
- Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood
- Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains
- Lanercost Bridge
- The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
- Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage
- Boothby Roman fort
- Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
- The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
- Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
- Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castle
- High Grains bastle and shieling 130m west of High Grains Farm
- Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead
- Castle Hill
- Watchclose Roman temporary camp
- Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
- 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
- Tower Tye ringwork
- Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlement
- Shiel Knowe round cairn
- Crew Castle bastle
- The Loan medieval bastle and post-medieval cottage
- Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road
- Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
- Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall
- Antonstown medieval dispersed settlement 450m south east of Crew Farm
- Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg
- Romano-British farmstead and post-medieval farmstead at Watch Hill
- The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
- Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system
- Prehistoric cup marked stone 380m south of Gillalees
- Round cairn in Mollen Wood, 640m east of Parkgate Bridge
- Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52
- Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
- Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
- Low Grains bastle
- The Stonehouse bastle, 240m north of Denton Foot
- Medieval shieling 800m east of Woodhead
- Early post-medieval dispersed settlement on Mount Hulie
- Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
- High Grains medieval pele tower and three shielings 200m west of High Grains Farm
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Grey Hill 930m south east of Ashycroft
- The Hill medieval dispersed settlement and an early post-medieval settlement 400m east of Ashycroft
- Prehistoric cultivation terraces immediately south east of Nook
- Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm
- Medieval dispersed settlement at Askerton Park 170m WSW of Parkgate Bridge
- The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
- Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
- Two round cairns in Mollen Wood, 660m east of Parkgate Bridge
- Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
- Lynestead medieval pele tower, early post-medieval farmstead and an associated corn drying kiln
- 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
- Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
- Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle
- Hall Hills medieval dispersed settlement 370m WNW of St Cuthbert's Church
- Lanercost Augustinian priory, precinct wall and medieval standing cross base
- Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead
- Medieval fishponds and moat at Denton Hall
- Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well
- RAF Spadeadam: Priorlancy Rigg, Engine Test Area
- Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
- Barron's Pike bowl barrow
- Towerbrae round cairn
