Rampsholme Island

Rampsholme Island is an islet in Borrowdale, Cumberland, England. Rampsholme Island is situated nearby to the locality The Ings, as well as near Watsons Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lord’s Island and Ruskin Monument.

Lord’s Island

Islet

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lord's Island, which is one of the seven islands on Derwent Water in Keswick, Cumbria, England, got its name from the Earls of Derwentwater who used to live here.

Ruskin Monument

Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ruskin Monument is a memorial to John Ruskin located on the edge of Derwentwater in the English Lakes at Friars' Crag, Keswick, Cumbria. It was erected on 6 October 1900, shortly after his death, largely through the efforts of Hardwicke Rawnsley.

Walla Crag

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Walla Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, near Keswick. The fell is a short walk from Keswick and overlooks Derwentwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keswick and Chestnut Hill.

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.

Chestnut Hill

Suburb

Chestnut Hill is a suburb of Keswick, England, located along the A591 road. It contains the Nether Place Nursing Home and Claremont House, a 19th-century lodge which is an AA 4 diamond hotel.

Portinscale

Village

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England, close to the western shore of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park 1+1⁄2 miles from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Portinscale is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rampsholme Island.

Rampsholme Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.58219° or 54° 34′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.1404° or 3° 8′ 25″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

9C6RHVJ5+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 6135677

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285005

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Scarf Stones and Centenary Stone.

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