Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Barton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the hamlet Butterwick, as well as near the forest Ley’s Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone and Lowther Castle.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
Stone
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone is situated 4,200 feet north of Tumulus.
Lowther Castle
Photo: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. Lowther Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tumulus.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
Archaeological site
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butterwick and Helton.
Butterwick
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butterwick is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the village of Helton.
Helton
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about a mile south of the village of Askham. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Whale
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 53. Whale is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Barton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.576° or 54° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.77524° or 2° 46′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6VH6GF+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5005080747OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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