Burnt Horse
Burnt Horse is a hill in Underskiddaw, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,870 feet. Burnt Horse is situated nearby to the village Applethwaite, as well as near the hamlet Ormathwaite.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lonscale Fell and Skiddaw.
Lonscale Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lonscale Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. Its pointed second top is instantly recognisable, standing at the eastern end of the Skiddaw massif.
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. Skiddaw is situated 2 miles west of Burnt Horse.
Skiddaw Little Man
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skiddaw Little Man, also called Little Man, is a fell in the English Lake District; it is situated four kilometres north of the town of Keswick and reaches a height of 865 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Applethwaite and Threlkeld.
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 2 miles southwest of Burnt Horse.
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. Threlkeld is situated 2½ miles southeast of Burnt Horse.
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 3 miles south of Burnt Horse.
Burnt Horse
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,870 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64251° or 54° 38′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.10449° or 3° 6′ 16″ westElevation
1,870 feet (570 metres)Open location code
9C6RJVVW+26GeoNames ID
12624741
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