Retail in Tirril
There are great places to visit near Tirril 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 Tirril boasts some of the best hills including 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 great places to visit near Tirril if you like hiking areas.
The area around Tirril boasts some of the best villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Tirril has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
There are a several good ruins in the Tirril area 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.
Tirril's best nearby old mines can be found at 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 Tirril features a number of interesting waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
The area around Tirril 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.
Tirril's best nearby lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a number of woodlands near Tirril including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
The area around Tirril boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Tirril has some unmissable mountains nearby like 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 Tirril 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 Tirril best historic buildings to visit near Tirril.
The area around Tirril's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Tirril best caves to visit near Tirril.
The area around Tirril features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Places near Tirril feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Tirril's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Tirril best airports to visit near Tirril.
The area around Tirril's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Tirril History
There are some historic monuments around Tirril:
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Little Round Table henge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Mayburgh henge
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- The Countess Pillar
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Eamont Bridge
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Clifton Hall tower
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Blencow Old Hall moated tower house
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
