Hardknot Pass Viewpoint
Hardknot Pass Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Westmorland and Furness, England. Hardknot Pass Viewpoint is situated nearby to the hamlet Cockley Beck, as well as near the mountain saddle Hardknott Pass.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hardknott Pass and Hardknott Roman Fort.
Hardknott Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in North Yorkshire.
Hardknott Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Markas1370, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the challenging Hardknott Pass in the English Lake District. Hardknott Roman Fort is situated 1¼ miles west of Hardknot Pass Viewpoint.
Hard Knott
Peak
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hard Knott is a fell in the English Lake District, at the head of Eskdale. The northern and western slopes of Hard Knott are in the civil parish of Eskdale, while the southern and eastern slopes are in the civil parish of Ulpha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Seathwaite.
Cockley Beck
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria.
Seathwaite
Village
Photo: Gordon Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seathwaite is a village in the Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria in North West England. It is in the Lake District and part of historic Lancashire. Seathwaite is situated 3½ miles south of Hardknot Pass Viewpoint.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 4 miles west of Hardknot Pass Viewpoint.
Hardknot Pass Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.40456° or 54° 24′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.17292° or 3° 10′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C6RCR3G+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 5946693491OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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