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.
The area around Tirril features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a several good villages in the Tirril area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Tirril 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 great places to visit near Tirril if you like ruins.
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.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Tirril including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Lakes to visit near Tirril include 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.
Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Tirril.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Tirril best mountains to visit near Tirril.
There are a number of castles near Tirril including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
There are a several good historic buildings in the Tirril area like 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 a great place to visit close to Tirril if you like historic monuments.
The area around Tirril features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Tirril has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Tirril boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Tirril like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Tirril.
Islands to visit near Tirril include Piel Island.
Tirril History
There are some historic monuments around Tirril:
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Eamont Bridge
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Mayburgh henge
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Blencow Old Hall moated tower house
- Clifton Hall tower
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- The Countess Pillar
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Little Round Table henge
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
