Brackenthwaite Hows

Brackenthwaite Hows is a heath in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Brackenthwaite Hows is situated nearby to the peak Scale Hill, as well as near the forest Backhows Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whiteside and Grasmoor.

Whiteside

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.

Grasmoor is a mountain in the north-western part of the Lake District, northern England. It is the highest peak in a group of hills between the villages of Lorton, Braithwaite and Buttermere, and overlooks Crummock Water.

Low Fell

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Low Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It overlooks the lake of Loweswater to the south and to the north is bordered by its neighbour Fellbarrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brackenthwaite and Thackthwaite.

Brackenthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.

Thackthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.

Lorton

Village

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them. Lorton is situated 3 miles north of Brackenthwaite Hows.

Brackenthwaite Hows

Type: Heath
Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.58161° or 54° 34′ 54″ north

Longitude

-3.30992° or 3° 18′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6RHMJR+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 495432605

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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