Sleightholme is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Sleightholme

There are great places to visit near Sleightholme including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Sleightholme including Summerhill Force.

The area around Sleightholme features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Don't miss Hardwick Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Sleightholme.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Sleightholme if you like airports.

Sleightholme History

There are some historic monuments around Sleightholme:

• Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's
• A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 310m west of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Area of carved bedrock 120m south of The Rigg
• Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale
• Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale
• Cup marked rock 100m north of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite
• Medieval farmstead 330m north west of Water Knott
• Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse
• Two adjacent ring cairns on Low Moor, 310m north west of High Eskeleth
• A palisaded hilltop enclosure, a carved rock and a small enclosure, 480m north west of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Surrender lead smelt mill
• Cairn on a low ridge on the east side of Ravock, Bowes Moor, 860m west south west of West Stoney Keld
• The Blakethwaite Dams
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 870m south south east of Pitcher House
• Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle
• A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Two carved rocks east of West Pasture, 335m south west of The Rigg
• Arkle Beck stone circle
• Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg
• Ring cairn and adjacent round cairn on Low Moor, 460m NNW of High Eskeleth
• Cup ring and groove marked rock outcrop at Toby Wall, 260m north east of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Three prehistoric carved rocks on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m SSE Pitcher House
• Roman aqueduct, prehistoric field systems, cairnfield, enclosure and round cairn on Ravock
• Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor
• Moss Dam
• Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital
• Sir Francis Level ore works, Gunnerside Gill, west of Winterings Pastures
• Cotherstone Castle
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp
• Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House
• Medieval farmstead and two prehistoric carved rocks at West Loup's
• Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale
• Four areas of carving on a rock outcrop 200m south west of The Rigg
• Roman signal station and camp 270m north east of Bowes Moor Hotel
• Carved bedrock with cups and grooves 170m south east of The Rigg
• Cup and ring marked rock on Cotherstone Moor 520m north west of East Loups's
• Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg
• Roman Fort (Lavatrae)
• Bowes Castle
• Cup marked rock on the summit of the hill, 420m west of Howgill Grange
• Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Three cairns on Ravock, Bowes Moor, 830m north east of Ravock Castle
• Cup and ring marked rock 80m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cairn on the north side of Ravock, Bowes Moor, 600m west of West Stoney Keld
• The Christening Stone, 160m east of Doe Park
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock on Kearton Rigg, 430m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cairn at West Moor Bottom, Mudbeck
• Gunnerside Gill lead mines and ore works
• Beldi Hill Low Level lead mine and ore works
• Ring cairn on Goldsborough, Cotherstone Moor, 840m south of Pitcher House
• Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor
• Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors
• Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm
• Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
• Cup and groove marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 920m south east of Pitcher House
• Roman shrine on Scargill Moor
• Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor
• Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
• Cairnfield on the north east slope of Ravock, Bowes Moor
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House
• Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor