The Riggs

The Riggs is a locality in Askham, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Riggs is situated nearby to the locality Helton Fell, as well as near Potlands Gate.

Places of Interest

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 northeast of The Riggs.

Askham Hall

Hotel

Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Askham Hall is a country house near Askham in Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building. Askham Hall is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Riggs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helton and Whale.

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.