Eaglesfield is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Eaglesfield postcode: CA13 0SA

Retail in Eaglesfield

There are great places to visit near Eaglesfield 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.

Eaglesfield's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Eaglesfield area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of villages near Eaglesfield including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

The area around Eaglesfield features a number of interesting 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.

Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Eaglesfield.

Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Eaglesfield.

Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Eaglesfield.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Eaglesfield including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Eaglesfield's best nearby lakes can be found at 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 Eaglesfield best woodlands to visit near Eaglesfield.

Eaglesfield has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Eaglesfield if you like mountains.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Eaglesfield best castles to visit near Eaglesfield.

Eaglesfield's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 one of Eaglesfield's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Eaglesfield.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Eaglesfield best caves to visit near Eaglesfield.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Eaglesfield area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Eaglesfield if you like nature reserves.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Eaglesfield if you like disused railway lines.

Eaglesfield has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Places near Eaglesfield feature a number of interesting islands including Piel Island.

Eaglesfield History

There are some historic monuments around Eaglesfield:

• Settlement W of Birkby
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Round cairn 75m north east of summit of Carling Knott
• Settlement 450m east of Eweclose
• Tute Hill motte
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Settlement 25m SE of Gatra
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Roman forts at Papcastle and part of the vicus
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Moated site of Loweswater Pele
• Shieling settlement close to the mouth of Scale Beck
• Netherhall
• Round cairn on summit of Carling Knott
• Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Wardhall Guards Medieval Settlement
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Large irregular stone circle and a round cairn on Dean Moor
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods