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Meathop Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

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Place	Meathop
Traditional County	Cumbria
Unitary Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.218858
Longitude	-2.864267
Place Type	Village

About Meathop

Meathop reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings caught between the limestone crags and the shifting tidal horizons of the Kent estuary. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 47°T, OS grid SD 437 806), and is situated east of Lindale village. The landscape here breathes with the ancient, damp rhythm of the mosses, where the air holds a persistent, saline clarity that defines the transition into the Lake District National Park. To the north, the expanse of Meathop Moss SSSi stretches out in a mosaic of peat and bog flora, reflecting a pale, bruised light that seems to defy the solidity of the earth. Meathop remains tethered to the slow pulse of the tides, which pull at the nearby marshes with a heavy, rhythmic gravity. The limestone bedrock frequently breaks the surface in sudden, jagged outcrops, reminding the observer of the skeletal geology beneath the thin veil of pasture. Meathop also finds a subtle, wooded sanctuary in the nearby Meathop Woods and Quarry SSSi, where the dense canopy tempers the winds sweeping in from the Irish Sea. This geography dictates a life of measured isolation, far removed from the clamour of more frequented routes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake District National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 24k acres
Meathop Woods And Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 176° S · 39 ha
Meathop Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 028° NNE · 68 ha
Meathop Marsh (Wetland) — 0.8 mi, 118° ESE
Low Meathop Marsh (Wetland) — 0.9 mi, 213° SSW
Catcrag Drain (River) — 1.0 mi, 358° N
Witherslack Little Cut (River) — 1.0 mi, 039° NE
Castle Head Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 235° SW
Castlehead Bridge, Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 234° SW
Iron Mad Wilkinson (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 258° WSW
Broca Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 256° WSW
Tom Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 295° WNW
Dixon Heights Tower (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 289° WNW
The Slack (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 237° WSW
Eggerslack Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 242° WSW
Yewbarrow (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 357° N
White Creek (Beach) — 2.1 mi, 178° S
Newton Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 304° NW
Soroptimist Stone (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 225° SW
Ornamental Gardens (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 225° SW
Sandside Quarry Lime Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 087° E
Hazelslack Tower (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 115° ESE
Park Road Gardens (Park) — 2.8 mi, 223° SW
Helton Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 337° NNW
Wishing Well (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 223° SW
Dallam Tower (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 088° E · 77 ha
Gait Barrows (National Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 132° SE · 121 ha
Red Rake (Beach) — 3.5 mi, 159° SSE
Ringwork In Dallam Park 380M South East Of Dallam Tower (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 088° E
Whitbarrow (National Nature Reserve) — 3.7 mi, 010° N · 572 ha

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