Scales
Scales is a locality in Lorton, Cumberland, England. Scales is situated nearby to the locality High How, as well as near Low Swinside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graystones and Whinlatter.
Graystones
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Graystones is a fell in the English Lake District. It lies in the North Western Fells region and is one of the peaks on the ridge which encircles the valley of Aiken Beck.
Whinlatter
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. Whinlatter is situated 2 miles east of Scales.
Whiteside
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water. Whiteside is situated 2 miles south of Scales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorton and Thackthwaite.
Lorton
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 1½ miles southwest of Scales.
Armaside
Locality
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Armaside is an agricultural village in Cumbria, England, situated north of Low Lorton, south west of the River Cocker, and south east from Cockermouth - grid reference NY151275. Armaside is situated 2 miles northwest of Scales.
Scales
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lorton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.61647° or 54° 36′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.29206° or 3° 17′ 31″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
9C6RJP85+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5022076296OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13273517
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