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I’ve always maintained that the Lake District has much more
to offer than the fell tops themselves. So, with this in mind, I have
created a Lake District Directory in the website, the main aim of which is to
offer a photographic insight, not only into the more popular places, but
also the more obscure which are found in out of the way areas normally
reserved for the eyes of the more inquisitive fell walker.
In
addition to the photographs, all items have a location map, and many also
include additional information such as their history. The unique feature,
however, is the link back to the walking section of the site, where you have
a choice of walks which include the location at some point along the route.
These are all real, documented walks actually done by the person offering
the information. |
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Winster Church |
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Holy Trinity Church was
built in 1875 |
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Mosedale Beck Bridge |
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Despite the
closeness to Mosedale Cottage, which now serves as a
mountain bothy, this bridge over Mosedale Beck really
does feel like it is in the middle of nowhere. I'm not
sure how old this specific bridge is, but there has
probably been a crossing here for centuries as the
bridge is found on what used to be one the drove routes
across to the eastern side of the county.
The easiest way to
reach this spot would be from Swindale Head, although
I'm sure the hapless navigator or the inexperienced
would find this to be an extremely confusing place if
the cloud was to come down.
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Crosthwaite Church (South) |
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The earliest written evidence of a more permanent Christian ministry is a
reference to "... the spring of the chapel of St Mary..." in Deeds of Grant
of land made by Gilbert, son of Roger Fitz-Reinfred in 1187. There are a
number of springs near the present Church (or Kirk) Hill rising behind the
church. The spring could have been a "Holy Well" or it could have served as
a water supply for monks living at the chapel.
In another Deed, dated about 1215, Gilbert Fitz-Reinfred and his wife
Helwise confirmed to the monks of St Mary's Abbey in York ". . . inter alia
the churches of Eversheim, Bietham, Kirkeby in Kendale with their chapels."
Again, this points to there having been a chapel at Crosthwaite within the
Parish of Heversham since the late twelfth century and, quite possible, much
earlier.
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Low and High Dam Tarn (s) |
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High and Low Dam tarn (s)
are to be found only a short walk through the woods above Finsthwaite. A
circuit of these two tarns makes for a very enjoyable couple
of hours walking. Water
from the tarn used to provide the
power for the nearby Stott Park Bobbin Mill. |
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Cartmel Priory |
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When William Marshal founded Cartmel Priory in about 1189 he was not setting
up a fine building in a lovely part of the country, but a spiritual power
house. His intention was that the thirteen monks who came here from
Bradenstoke priory in Wiltshire were to be the founding members of a
community which would offer daily worship to god and prayer for his family
in perpetuity. The priory church is still a working house of prayer as it
has been for more than 800 years, though the details of worship have changed
during that time.
Soon after King Henry II agreed to the foundation, work would have begun
to provide a place of worship and living quarters for the monks. The living
quarters were probably, at first, temporary structures, the work being
concentrated on the church that may well have been built on the site of the
pre-existing chapel. Later, permanent domestic buildings of stone were built
projecting out of the south transept. these would include the chapter house,
where the chapter of the Augustinian rule was read daily, business
transacted, faults corrected, punishments inflicted and other decisions
made. Beyond this would be the refectory, kitchens, storerooms, brewery and
latrines.
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Slate Bridge Trout Beck |
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This ancient
looking bridge, tucked away on the western side of
Troutbeck Tongue is definitely one of the Lake
District's hidden gems. And I'd find it hard to believe
that anyone could pass this way and fail to get some
satisfaction from discovering this spot.
The summit of
Troutbeck Tongue can be reached from the bridge,
although the path is indistinct in parts.
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