<< Our Photo Pages >> Bowder Stone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Cumbria
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Bowder StoneCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Keswick Nearest Village: Rosthwaite
Map Ref: NY255164
Latitude: 54.537364N Longitude: 3.152929W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Anne T visited on 12th Jan 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The Bowder Stone, Borrowdale: We parked in the car park (there is a small charge) and walked the quarter of a mile to this enormous boulder. The last time we came here, some time ago, we walked through the quarry and I remember photographing all the old tree roots emerging from the rock and forming strange and complex patterns. Not so now, a recent path runs uphill, following the western side of the boundary for the quarry.
As usual, there was a party of young people, complete with mattresses, bouldering underneath the overhang. It was amusing to stand and watch them, although some of the tumbles looked a bit painful.
Andrew headed up the ladder to the platform at the top, whilst I wandered round the other side of the stone, a megalith catching my eye.
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
The boulder weighs 2000 tonne, is 30 foot high and has a circumference of 90 feet. It gets it's name from Balder, son of the Norse god Odin. Today a ladder gives easy access to the top.
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