Glassonby
Glassonby is an archaeological site in Glassonby, Westmorland and Furness, England. Glassonby is situated nearby to the forest Edenlacy Plantation, as well as near Crow Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lacy’s Caves and Little Meg.
Lacy’s Caves
Cave
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacy's Caves are a series of five chambers in the red sandstone cliff of the River Eden, just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England, near Nunnery, Cumbria, at grid reference NY564383. Lacy’s Caves is situated 1 mile southwest of Glassonby.
Little Meg
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Meg is a small circle of large kerb stones which probably surrounded a Bronze Age kerb cairn. It is close to the village of Langwathby to the north-east of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria and is 650 metres north-east of the more famous stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters. Little Meg is situated 1¼ miles south of Glassonby.
Long Meg Mine
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976. Long Meg Mine is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Glassonby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glassonby and Eden Valley.
Glassonby
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 miles south south east of Kirkoswald.
Eden Valley
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eden Valley runs northward through the county of Cumbria from its source high on the fells at Mallerstang and enters the sea 91 miles later at Carlisle.
Kirkoswald
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about 9 miles from Penrith. The village is in the historic county of Cumberland. Kirkoswald is situated 1½ miles northwest of Glassonby.
Glassonby
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Glassonby Round Cairn and Carved Rock”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Glassonby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.74729° or 54° 44′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.6652° or 2° 39′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6VP8WM+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 370278444OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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