Great Whinscale
Great Whinscale is a hill in Eskdale, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,401 feet. Great Whinscale is situated nearby to the village Boot, as well as near the hamlet Beckfoot.Places of Interest
Highlights include Green Crag and Low Birker Tarn.
Green Crag
Peak
Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Green Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Eskdale and the Duddon valley in the Southern Fells. The northern slopes of Green Crag are in the civil parish of Eskdale, while the southern slopes are in the civil parish of Ulpha.
Hardknott Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Markas1370, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the challenging Hardknott Pass in the English Lake District. Hardknott Roman Fort is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Whinscale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boot and Seathwaite.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Whinscale.
Seathwaite
Village
Photo: Gordon Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seathwaite is a village in the Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria in North West England. It is in the Lake District and part of historic Lancashire. Seathwaite is situated 2½ miles southeast of Great Whinscale.
Cockley Beck
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3½ miles northeast of Great Whinscale.
Great Whinscale
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,401 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3798° or 54° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.23622° or 3° 14′ 10″ westElevation
1,401 feet (427 metres)Open location code
9C6R9QH7+WGGeoNames ID
12624531
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