Black Stones Moss

Black Stones Moss is a locality in Claife, Westmorland and Furness, England. Black Stones Moss is situated nearby to the locality Black Stone Mires, as well as near High Blind Howe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Claife Heights and Three Dubs Tarn.

Claife Heights

Peak

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Claife Heights is an upland area in the Lake District, near to Windermere in Cumbria, England. It has a topographic prominence of 177 metres so is classified as a Marilyn.

Three Dubs Tarn

Lake

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Three Dubs Tarn is a lake.

Belle Isle

Islet

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near and Far Sawrey and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.

Bowness-on-Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.