Sinkholes
Sinkholes is a sinkhole in Askham, Westmorland and Furness, England. Sinkholes is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stone Carving/Artwork, as well as near White Raise cairn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heughscar Hill and Lowther Castle.
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.
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 2 miles east of Sinkholes.
Dunmallet
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmallet or Dunmallard Hill is a small hill in the English Lake District, near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Dunmallet is situated 2 miles northwest of Sinkholes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helton and Pooley Bridge.
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.
Pooley Bridge
Village
Photo: Tony Peacock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pooley Bridge is a village in the Westmorland and Furness of the northwestern English county of Cumbria, within the traditional borders of Westmorland. Pooley Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Sinkholes.
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 2 miles east of Sinkholes.
Sinkholes
- Type: Sinkhole
- Category: landform
- Location: Askham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.59292° or 54° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.78802° or 2° 47′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6VH6V6+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5005080940OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkhole
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