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Natural PlacesSite Name: Giant's Cave (Cumbria)
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Map Ref: NY56093027
Latitude: 54.665585N Longitude: 2.682284W
Condition:

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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

no data Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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no data Access:

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
0	no data

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**Giant's Cave (Cumbria)** submitted by durhamnature : Slightly fancifull drawing from "History of the County of Cumberland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

"Three natural caves which appear to have been artificially altered, located in a cliff on the Cumberland bank of the River Eamont near Honeypot Farm. Some excavation was undertaken in 1913, although no stratification or evidence for continued occupation was found. Tradition sees them as the hermitage of St Ninian.

The alternative name of Isis Parlis is of obscure origin, while the name Maiden's Step apparently belongs to a short stretch of precipitous river bank, over which a maiden is said to have leaped in order to escape the giant. This may well be legend rather than fact."

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NY5630 : Fields in the River Eamont valley by David Brown — by David Brown
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NY5530 : River Eamont by David Brown — by David Brown
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NY5529 : St Ninian's by Ken Brown — by Ken Brown
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NY5529 : St. Ninian's Church by David Brown — by David Brown
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NY5529 : Pews in St. Ninian's Church by David Brown — by David Brown
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