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.
Hills to visit near Kirkcambeck include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Kirkcambeck best hiking areas to visit near Kirkcambeck.
The area around Kirkcambeck boasts some of the best villages including 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 Kirkcambeck.
The area around Kirkcambeck features a number of interesting ruins 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.
There are a several good old mines in the Kirkcambeck area like Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Kirkcambeck has some unmissable waterfalls nearby 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 Kirkcambeck.
Kirkcambeck 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 some of Kirkcambeck best woodlands to visit near Kirkcambeck.
The area around Kirkcambeck boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a several good mountains in the Kirkcambeck area like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Kirkcambeck features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Kirkcambeck features a number of interesting historic buildings 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.
Fairy Steps is one of Kirkcambeck's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Kirkcambeck.
The area around Kirkcambeck boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Kirkcambeck.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Kirkcambeck if you like nature reserves.
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Kirkcambeck.
Kirkcambeck has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Kirkcambeck like Piel Island.
Kirkcambeck History
There are some historic monuments around Kirkcambeck:
- Prehistoric cup marked stone 380m south of Gillalees
- RAF Spadeadam: Priorlancy Rigg, Engine Test Area
- Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage
- Round cairn 300m south west of Underwood
- Medieval dispersed settlement at Askerton Park 170m WSW of Parkgate Bridge
- Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
- The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
- Antonstown medieval dispersed settlement 450m south east of Crew Farm
- Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
- Watchclose Roman temporary camp
- Towerbrae round cairn
- Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg
- The Hill medieval dispersed settlement and an early post-medieval settlement 400m east of Ashycroft
- Low Grains bastle
- Hall Hills medieval dispersed settlement 370m WNW of St Cuthbert's Church
- The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
- Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
- Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
- Tower Tye ringwork
- The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
- The Loan medieval bastle and post-medieval cottage
- Stone hut circle and round cairn 800m east of Woodhead
- Round cairn in Mollen Wood, 640m east of Parkgate Bridge
- The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
- The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
- Castle Hill
- Shiel Knowe round cairn
- Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
- Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road
- Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
- Barron's Pike bowl barrow
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Grey Hill 930m south east of Ashycroft
- Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead
- Lynestead medieval pele tower, early post-medieval farmstead and an associated corn drying kiln
- High Grains medieval pele tower and three shielings 200m west of High Grains Farm
- Round cairn 610m south east of High Grains
- Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
- Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
- Boothby Roman fort
- Early post-medieval dispersed settlement on Mount Hulie
- Romano-British farmstead and post-medieval farmstead at Watch Hill
- Lanercost Augustinian priory, precinct wall and medieval standing cross base
- Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle
- 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
- Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
- Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
- 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
- High Grains bastle and shieling 130m west of High Grains Farm
- Prehistoric cultivation terraces immediately south east of Nook
- The Stonehouse bastle, 240m north of Denton Foot
- Medieval shieling 800m east of Woodhead
- Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well
- Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm
- Crew Castle bastle
- Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
- Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
- Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall
- Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm
- 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
- Two round cairns in Mollen Wood, 660m east of Parkgate Bridge
- Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
- Medieval fishponds and moat at Denton Hall
- Lanercost Bridge
- Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlement
- Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castle
- Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system
