Drystone Knott
Drystone Knott is a cliff in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Drystone Knott is situated nearby to the village Legburthwaite, as well as near the peak Castle Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great How and Watson’s Dodd.
Watson’s Dodd
Peak
Photo: Anotherfell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watson's Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District, a minor rise on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, but a prominent shoulder on the west side of that range.
Raven Crag
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raven Crag is a fell in the English Lake District that overlooks Thirlmere reservoir. It has subsidiary summits The Benn and Castle Crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Legburthwaite and Castlerigg stone circle.
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.
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 3 miles northwest of Drystone Knott.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 3½ miles southwest of Drystone Knott.
Drystone Knott
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.56535° or 54° 33′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.05271° or 3° 3′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6RHW8W+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 547922930OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Rock and Smaithwaite Bridge.
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