Great Castle Howe
Great Castle Howe is a locality in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Great Castle Howe is situated nearby to the locality Little Castle How, as well as near Looking Howe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blea Rigg and Tarn Crag.
Blea Rigg
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blea Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between the valleys of Easedale and Great Langdale. One of the Central Fells, it is a broad plateau with a succession of rocky tops.
Tarn Crag
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarn Crag is a fell in the Central Fells of the English Lake District. Strictly the name refers only to the rock face looking down upon Easedale Tarn, but Alfred Wainwright applied it to the entire ridge lying between the Easedale and Far Easedale valleys in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells…
Easedale Tarn
Photo: Peter Smyly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easedale Tarn is a tarn in the centre of the English Lake District, about two miles west of the village of Grasmere. It lies in a hollow between Tarn Crag to the north and Blea Rigg to the south, about 910 feet or 280 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelbarrow and Chapel Stile.
Kelbarrow
Locality
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.
Chapel Stile
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Stile is a village in Cumbria, England, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Ambleside, within the Langdale valley. It contains a school, Holy Trinity church, the Co-op and the Wainwrights' Inn, and a quarry is located in the vicinity. Chapel Stile is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Castle Howe.
Grasmere
Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.
Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Great Castle Howe
Latitude
54.4591° or 54° 27′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.0701° or 3° 4′ 12″ westElevation
1,640 feet (500 metres)Open location code
9C6RFW5H+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4885689211OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blea Rigg (high point) and Blindtarn Moss.
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