Retail in Sleagill
There are great places to visit near Sleagill 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.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Sleagill.
Hiking Areas to visit near Sleagill include Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a number of villages near Sleagill including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Sleagill 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.
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 are some of Sleagill best ruins to visit near Sleagill.
The area around Sleagill boasts some of the best old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Sleagill 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 number of rivers and streams near Sleagill including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around Sleagill features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a number of woodlands near Sleagill including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Towns to visit near Sleagill include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Sleagill.
The area around Sleagill boasts some of the best castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are some of Sleagill best historic buildings to visit near Sleagill.
Historic Monuments to visit near Sleagill include Fairy Steps.
Caves to visit near Sleagill include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Sleagill has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Nature Reserves to visit near Sleagill include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area close to Sleagill boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Sleagill features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area close to Sleagill boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.
Sleagill History
There are some historic monuments around Sleagill:
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Small stone circle on White Hag
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Round cairn on Howenook Pike
- Raise Howe cairn
- Round cairn 30m east of Wicker Street Roman Road
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Round cairn on Dale Moor
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Lyvennet bowl barrow
- Crosby Ravensworth churchyard cross
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary north of Cow Green
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- Bowl barrow on Iron Hill
- The Countess Pillar
- Ring cairn north-west of Cattle Howe
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Bowl barrow 40m north-north-east of High Haber
- Three bowl barrows east of Ravens' Gill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Round cairn 300m west of Lyvennet Beck
- King's Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and Bessygarth Well
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings
- Ravens Gill Romano-British farmstead
- Bowl barrow 230m north-west of Gilts
- Round cairn on White Raise
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Crosby Gill
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe
- Keld Chapel
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary south of Cow Green
- Cow Green long barrow
- Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds
- Bowl barrow 70m west of Lyvennet Beck
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Cow Green and two medieval shielings
- Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack Moor
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Ewe Close Romano-British enclosed and unenclosed stone hut circle settlements and associated field system, medieval farmstead and Wicker Street Roman road
- Roman milestone, 180m north west of Spitals
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Maulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill race
- Ewe Locks Romano-British settlement, Romano-British farmstead and two medieval shielings
- Crake Trees tower house
- Round cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar Pike
- Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike
- Farmstead 700yds (640m) NNW of Redlands Bank
- Friar Biggins monastic grange
- Cow Green Romano-British settlement and medieval shieling
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Hollin Stump round cairn
- Bowl barrow 25m east of Ravens' Gill
- Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling
- Gamelands embanked stone circle
- Round cairn 600m south-east of Gaythorne Cottages
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Round cairn 690m south-east of Gaythorne Cottages
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall
- Shap Stone Alignment
- Burwens Romano-British settlement and associated field system
- Oddendale concentric stone circle
- Bowl barrow 70m south of Iron Hill
- Howarcles Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow 20m east of Ravens' Gill
- Medieval shieling south of Cow Green
- Bewley Castle, Crackenthorpe
- Buck Park deerpound
- Romano-British settlement and Romano-British farmstead north-east and east of Gilts
- Roman camp, 350m east of Redlands Bank
- Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated Vicus
- Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green
- Round cairn west of White Raise
