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