Retail in Lowther
There are great places to visit near Lowther including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, towns, lakes, airports, islands, ancient sites, rivers and streams, ruins, woodlands, waterfalls, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, old mines, bluebell woods, nature reserves and disused railway lines.
Hills to visit near Lowther include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Lad Hows.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Lowther area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, Wild Boar Fell, and Over Staveley.
Villages to visit near Lowther include Eskdale, Coniston, Askham, Arnside, Burton-in-Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, and Troutbeck.
There are a number of towns near Lowther including Sedbergh, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, Kirkby Stephen, and Cockermouth.
Windermere, Wastwater, Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Ullswater, and Haweswater are some of Lowther best lakes to visit near Lowther.
Lowther has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Lowther like Piel Island.
There are a number of ancient sites near Lowther including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Mayburgh Henge, Gunnerkeld Stone Circle, and Castlehowe Stone Circle.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, River Kent at Kentmere, and River Kent at Basingill are great places to visit near Lowther if you like rivers and streams.
Ruins to visit near Lowther include Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Shap Abbey, Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, and Old Lime Kiln at Dalton.
Lowther has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, Grubbins Wood, and Brigsteer Park.
Lowther has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Aira Force, Dungeon Ghyll , Pull Beck, Skelwith Force, and Ibbeth Peril.
There are a number of mountains near Lowther including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Castles to visit near Lowther include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Historic Buildings to visit near Lowther include Acorn Bank, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Askham Hall, Acorn Bank Watermill, Lowther Mausoleum, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Lowther including Fairy Steps.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Lowther if you like caves.
Lowther has some unmissable old mines nearby like Cathedral Quarry, Parrock Quarry, Hodge Close Quarry, Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Horse Crag Quarry, and Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Lowther area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Lowther if you like nature reserves.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Lowther like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Lowther History
There are some historic monuments around Lowther:
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn on White Raise
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Little Round Table henge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 70m south of Iron Hill
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- Oddendale concentric stone circle
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Eamont Bridge
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Clifton Hall tower
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- Keld Chapel
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow on Iron Hill
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- The Countess Pillar
- Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack Moor
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of White Raise
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Shap Stone Alignment
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Mayburgh henge
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Catterlen Hall tower house
