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