Ancient Settlement
Ancient Settlement is an archaeological site in Kentmere, Westmorland and Furness, England. Ancient Settlement is situated nearby to the peak Lingmell End, as well as near Froswick.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Froswick and Kentmere Reservoir.
Froswick
Peak
Kentmere Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kentmere Reservoir is a water storage facility situated in the Kentmere valley in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located 10.5 kilometres north-northeast of the town of Windermere.
Ill Bell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria, standing on the narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mardale and Kentmere.
Mardale
Locality
Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation. Mardale is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ancient Settlement.
Kentmere
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Kentmere is situated 3 miles south of Ancient Settlement.
Hartsop
Hamlet
Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 3½ miles northwest of Ancient Settlement.
Ancient Settlement
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kentmere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.47333° or 54° 28′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.86482° or 2° 51′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6VF4FP+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 4999575002OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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