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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lowther Castle and Heughscar Hill.
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.
Heughscar Hill
Peak
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heughscar Hill is a hill in the east of the English Lake District, east of Ullswater and north of High Street, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Heughscar Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Tumulus.
Church of St Patrick
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Patrick is situated 2 miles southeast 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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