Retail in Lowther
There are great places to visit near Lowther 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.
Hills to visit near Lowther include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
There are a number of hiking areas near Lowther including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Lowther has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Lowther include Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Lowther has some unmissable ruins nearby 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.
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 Lowther.
There are a number of waterfalls near Lowther including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Lowther area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around Lowther features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a number of woodlands near Lowther including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
The area around Lowther features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Lowther.
The area around Lowther features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Lowther boasts some of the best historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Lowther like Fairy Steps.
There are a number of caves near Lowther including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Lowther's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Lowther is near some unmissable nature reserves like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Lowther including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Lowther features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Lowther.
Lowther History
There are some historic monuments around Lowther:
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- Shap Stone Alignment
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Bowl barrow on Iron Hill
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack Moor
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Eamont Bridge
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Little Round Table henge
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- Keld Chapel
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Mayburgh henge
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Oddendale concentric stone circle
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Bowl barrow 70m south of Iron Hill
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Clifton Hall tower
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn on White Raise
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of White Raise
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- The Countess Pillar
