Knowe Crags
Knowe Crags is a ridge in Threlkeld, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 2,638 feet. Knowe Crags is situated nearby to the village Threlkeld, as well as near the hamlet Wescoe.Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,638 feet
- Description: crag in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Blease Fell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blencathra and Mungrisdale Common.
Blencathra
Peak
Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at 2,848 feet.
Mungrisdale Common
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mungrisdale Common, pronounced mun-grize-dl, with emphasis on grize, is a fell in the English Lake District. Although Alfred Wainwright listed it as one of the 214 featured hills in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells it was his least favourite.
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
Museum
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in Threlkeld three miles east of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It includes a quarry with a collection of antique machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a simulated mine, a geological and mining museum, and mineral panning. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Knowe Crags.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Threlkeld and Castlerigg stone circle.
Threlkeld
Village
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.
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. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Knowe Crags.
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. Applethwaite is situated 3 miles west of Knowe Crags.
Knowe Crags
- Category: landform
- Location: Threlkeld, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Knowe Crags” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knowe Crags”
- Swedish: “Knowe Crags”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wescoe and Scales.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gategill Fell Top and Blencathra - Hallsfell Top.
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