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<< Our Photo Pages >> Threlkeld Knott - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cumbria

Submitted by threlkeld on Wednesday, 10 September 2003  Page Views: 14453

Multi-periodSite Name: Threlkeld Knott
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Keswick  Nearest Village: Threlkeld
Map Ref: NY330241  Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.607601N  Longitude: 3.038795W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
4

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Threlkeld Knott
Threlkeld Knott submitted by threlkeld : Threlkeld Knott with Blease, Gategill and Hall's Fell behind (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Threlkeld Knott
Threlkeld Knott submitted by curiousmeanders : What looks like a small well within the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threlkeld Knott
Threlkeld Knott submitted by curiousmeanders : View of the site from a path above taken when I visited in 2021. As well as the outline of walls and enclosures there is what looks like a small well. Easy to find about 20-30minutes walk from the village of Threlkeld. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threlkeld Knott
Threlkeld Knott submitted by threlkeld : Part of the what's left of the old settlement (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NY3224 : Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - 2015 steam gala (13) by The Carlisle Kid
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Re: Threlkeld Knott by SumDoood on Friday, 18 August 2017
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