High Mirkslack

High Mirkslack is a forest in Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, England. High Mirkslack is situated nearby to the locality Oakhead, as well as near High Mill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blackwell and Brant Fell.

Blackwell

Photo: GavinJA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer.

Brant Fell

Peak

Brant Fell is a hill in the English Lake District, near Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Winster School

Community center

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Winster School is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Windermere.

Bowness-on-Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.

Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

Near and Far Sawrey

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.

High Mirkslack

Type: Forest
Location: Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.3362° or 54° 20′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.9102° or 2° 54′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C6V83PQ+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 167120786

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

Discover High Mirkslack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oakhead and High Mill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mirkslack Wood and Rulbuts Hill.

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