Underskiddaw
Underskiddaw is a civil parish in the Cumberland in the English county of Cumbria. The parish lies immediately to the north of the town of Keswick, and includes the southern and eastern flanks of Skiddaw as well as part of the valley of the rivers Greta and Derwent, and a small part of Bassenthwaite Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 185 residents
- Description: civil parish in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Underskiddaw (civil parish), Cumbria” and “Underskiddaw, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skiddaw and Dodd.
Skiddaw
Peak
Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.
Dodd
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dodd is a massive fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, four kilometres north-west of Keswick. It forms part of the Skiddaw range in the northern part of the national park and the slopes are heavily wooded.
Long Side
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keswick and Castlerigg stone circle.
Keswick
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keswick is the northern tourist hub of the Lake District National Park and is a favourite base for serious walkers and climbers, artists and photographers, and anyone who enjoys mountain and lake scenery.
Castlerigg stone circle
Locality
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. It is one of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from approximately 3200 BC to 2500 BC, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 3 miles southeast of Underskiddaw.
Applethwaite
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282.
Underskiddaw
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Underskiddaw” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Underskiddaw”
- Chinese: “Underskiddaw”
- Dutch: “Underskiddaw”
- French: “Underskiddaw”
- Irish: “Underskiddaw”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Underskiddaw”
- Polish: “Underskiddaw”
- Swedish: “Underskiddaw”
- Turkish: “Underskiddaw”
- “Underskiddaw”
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Explore places such as Millbeck and Ormathwaite.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw - Lesser Man.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Underskiddaw”. Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.