Raughton is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Raughton postcode: CA5 7AQ

Retail in Raughton

There are great places to visit near Raughton 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.

Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are some of Raughton best hills to visit near Raughton.

Raughton has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

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

Raughton has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

There are a several good ruins in the Raughton area 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.

Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry are some of Raughton best old mines to visit near Raughton.

The area around Raughton 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.

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Raughton best rivers and streams to visit near Raughton.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Raughton best lakes to visit near Raughton.

The area around Raughton features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

There are a several good towns in the Raughton area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Mountains to visit near Raughton include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are great places to visit near Raughton if you like castles.

Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are great places to visit near Raughton if you like historic buildings.

Fairy Steps is one of Raughton's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Raughton.

Caves to visit near Raughton include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Raughton including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Nature Reserves to visit near Raughton include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

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

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

Raughton is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,

Raughton History

There are some historic monuments around Raughton:

• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill and the field boundary south east of Mill Beck in wall mile 68
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundaries north of the properties on Whiteclosegate and the field boundary west of Wall Knowe in wall miles 64 and 65
• Hadrian's Wall between Grinsdale and the field boundary south of the site of St Andrew's Church, Kirkandrews on Eden in wall miles 68 and 69
• Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Wall Knowe and Scotland Road including the Roman fort at Stanwix in wall mile 65
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Mill Beck and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in wall mile 69
• Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton
• Town wall, section on West Walls
• Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
• City wall, NE side
• Bishop's Dyke
• Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64
• Carlisle Cathedral precinct
• Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street
• Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the M6 motorway and Drawdykes Castle in wall mile 64
• Hadrian's Wall between Tarraby and Beech Grove, Knowefield in wall miles 64 and 65
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SE of Cardew Hill
• Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
• Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp
• Park House Roman fort
• Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
• Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Drawdykes Castle and Whiteclosegate in wall mile 64
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall