Snipeshow Tarn

Snipeshow Tarn is in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Snipeshow Tarn is situated near the peak Dodd Crag, as well as near the motorhome stopover Dalebottom Farm Camping Site and Caravan Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: High Rigg and Walla Crag.

High Rigg

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.

Walla Crag

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Walla Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, near Keswick. The fell is a short walk from Keswick and overlooks Derwentwater.

Bleaberry Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bleaberry Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, with a height of 590 metres. It stands on the main watershed between Borrowdale and Thirlmere and can be climbed from either flank. Walla Crag is a subsidiary top of Bleaberry Fell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlerigg stone circle and Chestnut Hill.

Castlerigg stone circle

Locality

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castlerigg stone circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 1½ miles north of Snipeshow Tarn.

Chestnut Hill

Suburb

Chestnut Hill is a suburb of Keswick, England, located along the A591 road. It contains the Nether Place Nursing Home and Claremont House, a 19th-century lodge which is an AA 4 diamond hotel. Chestnut Hill is situated 1½ miles northwest of Snipeshow Tarn.

Legburthwaite

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere. Legburthwaite is situated 2 miles southeast of Snipeshow Tarn.

Snipeshow Tarn

Type: Body of water (intermittent)
Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.57993° or 54° 34′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.09153° or 3° 5′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C6RHWH5+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 517299711

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap attribute

intermittent=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Snipes How and Dodd Crag.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bracken Rigg and Shoulthwaite Farm.

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