Bull Close

Bull Close is a fell in Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bull Close is situated nearby to the forest Whelpers Wood, as well as near Black Fell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Fell and Holy Trinity Church, Brathay.

Black Fell

Peak

Black Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It rises to the north of Tarn Hows, between Coniston and Hawkshead.

Holy Trinity Church, Brathay

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church is in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Holy Trinity Church, Brathay is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Bull Close.

Ambleside Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary. Ambleside Roman Fort is situated 2 miles east of Bull Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skelwith Bridge and Brathay.

Skelwith Bridge

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skelwith Bridge is a small village in the southern area of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Historically, Skelwith Bridge is part of Westmorland, lying on the ancient boundary with Lancashire.

Brathay

Hamlet

Photo: Steph Aitchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brathay is a hamlet in Skelwith parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the hamlet lies close to Clappersgate on the south bank of the River Brathay, and is about 0.9 miles south west of Ambleside.

Clappersgate

Hamlet

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay. Clappersgate is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bull Close.

Bull Close

Type: Fell
Location: Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.41291° or 54° 24′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.01364° or 3° 0′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6RCX7P+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434302111

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=fell

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