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<< Our Photo Pages >> Helm Hill - Hillfort in England in Cumbria

Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 18 September 2002  Page Views: 8973

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Helm Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 6.296 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Kendal  Nearest Village: Natland
Map Ref: SD531887  Landranger Map Number: 97
Latitude: 54.291758N  Longitude: 2.722024W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Helm Hill
Helm Hill submitted by SumDoood : Viewed from the north. OK, there are better looking hillforts. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Helm Hill
Helm Hill submitted by SumDoood : From the south where the rock wall is most evident. The "Circle" here is of very similar dimensions to those on the top. And it is obvious when you stand over it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Helm Hill
Helm Hill submitted by SumDoood : Not surprisingly the views are very good - across the southern fells to Coniston Old Man and beyond, N towards High Street, NE to The Howgills, and S into Lancashire. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Helm Hill
Helm Hill submitted by SumDoood : On the north side is a hut circle? Well, I doubt it, but it is very round. There's another, less obvious, nearby, but much of the hill is pockmarked with small quarries some doubtless relatively modern. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Helm Hill
Helm Hill submitted by SumDoood : Beyond the rings of the hillfort is the estuary of the Kent. Drop into Barrows Green (good name), and follow the Kent to other prehistoric sites at Sizergh Castle and at Levens Hall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SD5388 : Summit of The Helm by Adie Jackson
by Adie Jackson
©2009(licence)
SD5388 : Summit of the Helm by Ian Taylor
by Ian Taylor
©2010(licence)
SD5388 : The Helm by David Brown
by David Brown
©2011(licence)
SD5388 : The Helm by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2008(licence)
SD5388 : The Helm by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2014(licence)

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 3.5km SW 224° Leven's Park ringcairn* Ring Cairn (SD506862)
 3.6km NNW 332° Anchorite Well (Kendal)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD5140691932)
 3.7km NNW 337° The Kendal Cross* Ancient Cross (SD5168692141)
 3.8km SW 222° Levens Park ring cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SD5053385945)
 4.0km WSW 242° Sizergh Fell Round Cairn 2* Round Cairn (SD4952486868)
 4.0km WSW 242° Sizergh Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD49528686)
 4.1km WSW 243° Sizergh Fell Round Cairn 1* Round Cairn (SD4938886886)
 4.3km WSW 245° Sizergh Fell Stone Circle* Stone Circle (SD492869)
 4.6km NNW 344° Kendal Museum* Museum (SD519931)
 6.3km SSW 213° St Mary's Well (Heversham)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD4958383452)
 6.4km SSW 213° St Peter's Church (Heversham)* Ancient Cross (SD4960083390)
 6.5km SW 214° Heversham Ancient Wall Misc. Earthwork (SD494834)
 8.6km S 172° Holme Park Fell 1* Rock Outcrop (SD5419280141)
 8.8km S 171° Holme Park Fell 2* Rock Outcrop (SD5439879957)
 9.2km SSW 209° Haverbrack Fell Misc. Earthwork (SD486807)
 9.3km SSW 202° Bela Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SD495801)
 9.9km SSW 209° The Dog Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SD482801)
 9.9km SSW 210° Haverbrack Cairn Cairn (SD480802)
 9.9km SSW 210° Dog Hole possible dolmen/propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD481801)
 10.0km SSW 199° The Rent Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD498792)
 10.5km NNW 344° Potter Fell* Ring Cairn (SD503988)
 10.6km SSW 203° The Fairy Steps* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD488790)
 11.0km SSE 152° Gallowber Lane Romano-British Settlement/Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD5823678908)
 11.1km SSE 160° Hutton Roof Crag perched Limestone Boulder* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD5686878268)
 11.5km SE 125° Howerigg* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD62488192)
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Re: Helm Hill by SumDoood on Saturday, 05 March 2016
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This from Old Cumbria Gazetter is of interest: http://bit.ly/1VYDMtL
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Re: Helm Hill by Anonymous on Tuesday, 01 March 2005
Hi writer of this article.

Does your knowledge extend to caves in this area near the helm
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