Whinscales
Whinscales is a locality in Eskdale, Cumberland, England. Whinscales is situated nearby to the locality Cat Cove, as well as near Peelplace Noodle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great How and Stony Tarn.
Great How
Peak
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great How or Great Howe is a hill of 522 metres in the west of the English Lake District, lying south of Scafell Pike and east of Burnmoor Tarn. It lies in the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority area of Cumberland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boot and Cockley Beck.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 2 miles southwest of Whinscales.
Cockley Beck
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3 miles east of Whinscales.
Wasdale Head
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England. Wasdale Head is situated 3½ miles north of Whinscales.
Whinscales
- Type: Locality
- Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41746° or 54° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.23786° or 3° 14′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C6RCQ86+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4941929962OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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