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Salkeld Dykes Cumbria Map

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

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

Latitude	54.715185
Longitude	-2.705423
Place Type	Village

About Salkeld Dykes

Salkeld Dykes emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of stone dwellings gathered amidst the quiet geometry of open fields. It lies 3.9 miles north-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 30°T, OS grid NY 546 358), and is situated south-south-west of Great Salkeld village. To the east, the slopes of Banty Hill and Cony Hill rise with a measured, earthen gravity, their summits catching the pale, thin light that defines this northern horizon. Beneath these inclines, the water of Banty Beck moves with a persistent, cold clarity, carving a path through the quiet earth towards the Eden valley. Salkeld Dykes bears the marks of an agricultural past, where the architecture of farmstead and wall reflects the rugged, unyielding nature of the local limestone. The air here holds a stillness that seems to sharpen the outlines of the nearby Long Meg and Her Daughters, where ancient monoliths stand in a silent, circular vigil against the sky. History in Salkeld Dykes is not a loud proclamation, but rather a slow accumulation of days spent under the vast, shifting canopy of the Cumbrian clouds. The rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, as the changing hue of the surrounding pastures marks the passage of a year more faithfully than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Banty Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 089° E
Cony Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 108° ESE
Banty Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 095° E
Smither Gill (River) — 1.0 mi, 156° SSE
Wan Fell Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 276° W · 305 ha
Long Meg And Her Daughters Stone Circle, Associated Cursus And Prehistoric Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 059° ENE · 7 ha
Throstle Brow Prehistoric Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 050° NE · 1 ha
Long Meg Mine (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 040° NE
Lacy's Caves (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 035° NE
River Eden And Tributaries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 117° ESE · 24k acres
Peatmoor Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 068° ENE
Little Meg Round Cairn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 061° ENE
Lazonby Community Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 009° N
Beacon Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 206° SSW
Brigglebeck Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 117° ESE
Whins Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 169° S
Penrith Beacon (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 209° SSW
Kirkoswald Castle (Castle) — 3.3 mi, 013° NNE
Andy Goldsworthy Arch Fold (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 232° SW
Lazonby Fell Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 323° NW
Berry Moor Common (Park) — 3.9 mi, 013° NNE
Penrith & Eden Musuem (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 210° SSW
Alhambra (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 210° SSW
The Glen (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 074° ENE
Musgrave Monument (Clock Tower) (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 208° SSW
Penrith Players (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 209° SSW
The Plague Stone (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 203° SSW
Penrith Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 209° SSW
Brougham Castle (Castle) — 4.3 mi, 187° S
Brougham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 4.8 mi, 193° SSW

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