White Raise cairn
White Raise cairn is an archaeological site in Askham, Westmorland and Furness, England. White Raise cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stone Circle, as well as near Stone Carving/Artwork.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock and Heughscar Hill.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
Archaeological site
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,100 feet west of White Raise cairn.
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.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
Stone
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone is situated 3,700 feet southeast of White Raise cairn.
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 1½ miles northwest of White Raise cairn.
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 White Raise cairn.
White Raise cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Askham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.59459° or 54° 35′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.79274° or 2° 47′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6VH6V4+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 9906542716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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