Castle How hillfort
Castle How hillfort is an archaeological site in Wythop, Cumberland, England. Castle How hillfort is situated nearby to the pub Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite, as well as near the building Bassenthwaite Lake railway station.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle How Hillfort” and “Castle How, Peel Wyke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite and Bassenthwaite Lake railway station.
Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite
Pub
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pheasant Inn is a historic coaching inn and public house in the civil parish of Wythop near Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria, in the English Lake District. Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite is situated 680 feet southwest of Castle How hillfort.
Bassenthwaite Lake railway station
Building
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bassenthwaite Lake railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Dubwath. Bassenthwaite Lake railway station is situated 990 feet northwest of Castle How hillfort.
Sale Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sale Fell is a small hill near Cockermouth in the English Lake District. It is popular with locals, as it offers gentle walking and lovely views across Bassenthwaite Lake to Skiddaw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dubwath and Routenbeck.
Dubwath
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dubwath is a hamlet in the Cumberland district, in Cumbria, England. It is part of the parish of Setmurthy. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 148.
Routenbeck
Locality
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Routenbeck is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located at the northern foot of Sale Fell, near the north-west edge of Bassenthwaite Lake. Routenbeck is just over 2 miles south-west of the village of Bassenthwaite and 5 miles east of the town of Cockermouth.
Setmurthy
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Setmurthy is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies within the Lake District National Park. The main settlement in the parish is Dubwath, on the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Castle How hillfort
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wythop, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66609° or 54° 39′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.23952° or 3° 14′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6RMQ86+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4997565173OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17675438
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