The Packwoman’s Grave

The Packwoman’s Grave is a wayside cross in Borrowdale, Cumberland, England. The Packwoman’s Grave is situated nearby to the peak Rossett Pike, as well as near Bowfell North Top.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rossett Pike and Bowfell.

Rossett Pike

Peak

Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rossett Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of Mickleden, one of two tributary valleys of Great Langdale.

Bowfell is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers.

Angle Tarn

Photo: Mark Croston, CC BY 2.0.

Angle Tarn is a tarn to the north of Bowfell in the English Lake District. It drains into Langstrath Beck. This should not be confused with Angle Tarn, a larger lake with the same name about 11.5 miles to the south-west, also within the Lake District National Park. Angle Tarn is situated 2,300 feet northwest of The Packwoman’s Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seathwaite and Cockley Beck.

Seathwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller… Seathwaite is situated 3 miles north of The Packwoman’s Grave.

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. Cockley Beck is situated 3½ miles south of The Packwoman’s Grave.

Wasdale Head

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England. Wasdale Head is situated 4 miles west of The Packwoman’s Grave.

The Packwoman’s Grave

Type: Wayside cross
Category: historic site
Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.45556° or 54° 27′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.15768° or 3° 9′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6RFR4R+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8860464591

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bowfell North Top and Black Crags (Mickleden).

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