Photographs of the hamlets Outhgill and Aisgill, castles, medieval pillow mounds and the young River Eden along the floor of the magical vale of Mallerstang, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Aisgill Moor Cottages at Aisgill at the head of the valley of Mallerstang, just within the county boundary of Cumbria.
Not only are these cottages on a county boundary, they are also thought to be on the watershed of England. The Rivers Eden and Ure begin life on the fells behind the cottages. The young Eden flows down to the left of the cottages then bears north westerly towards the Irish Sea, while the River Ure flows down to the right of the cottages and heads in a southeasterly direction towards the North Sea.
Hellgill Force on Hell Gill Beck at Aiisgill, Mallerstang in the Western Dales of Cumbria.
This 8 metre (25 feet) waterfall is close to source of the River Eden.
Hellgill Force on Hell Gill Beck at Aiisgill, Mallerstang in the Western Dales of Cumbria.
This 8 metre (25 feet) waterfall is close to source of the River Eden.
34067 Tangmere, a Battle of Britain class steam locomotive running on the Settle-Carlisle railway line along the lower slopes of of Wild Boar Fell at Mallerstang in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.
34067 Tangmere, a Battle of Britain class locomotive emerging from Cotegill Bridge at the foot of Wild Boar Fell,
Mallerstang in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.
34067 Tangmere, a Battle of Britain class locomotive emerging from Cotegill Bridge at the foot of Wild Boar Fell,
Mallerstang in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.
Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang, Kirkby Stephen in the Eden Valley and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The 12th century Pendragon Castle was owned by Sir Hugh de Morville, one of the knights who murdered Sir Thomas Beckett in 1170. Lady Anne Clifford rebuilt the Castle after it had been destroyed by a Scottish raiders and was a frequent visitor until her death in 1676.
Wild Boar Fell lies in the distance..
The fireplace bears the inscription ‘Nicholas Tufton, Earl of Thanet and Elizabeth, Countess of Thanet’. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lady Anne Clifford.
The Latin motto, ‘Alis volat propriis Honor virtuis prӕmium’, translates as ‘A bird flies by its own wings; honour flies by the rewards of valour.
Castle Bridge crossing the River Eden close to Pendragon Castle in Mallerstang near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
This 17th century bridge is said to have been built for Lady Anne Clifford.
Castle Bridge crossing the River Eden close to Pendragon Castle in Mallerstang near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
This 17th century bridge is said to have been built for Lady Anne Clifford.
Lammerside Castle, Mallerstang in the Eden Valley and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Lammerside Castle dates from the 12th century, but was much rebuilt and strengthened in the 14th century to provide protection from Scottish raiders.
Pillow mounds beside the River Eden at Mallerstang near Kirkby Stephen in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Rabbits were introduced into the UK by the Normans, and were 'farmed' for their fur and meat. To protect their rabbits, wealthy landowners built artificial warrens which are now called 'pillow mounds' or 'giants' graves'. The pillow mounds were rectangular heaps of earth surrounded by a ditch. There are four in total on this site in Mallerstang, each about 15 metres long and over half a metre in height. They are believed to have been managed by the owners of nearby Pendragon Castle.
The circular depression in front of the pillow mounds is probably a Bronze Age Burial carirn with a collapsed centre.
Pillow mounds at Mallerstang near Kirkby Stephen in the Eden Valley and Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Rabbits were introduced into the UK by the Normans, and were 'farmed' for their fur and meat. To protect their rabbits, wealthy landowners built artificial warrens which are now called 'pillow mounds' or 'giants' graves'. The pillow mounds were rectangular heaps of earth surrounded by a ditch. There are four in total on this site in Mallerstang, each about 15 metres long and over half a metre in height. They are believed to have been managed by the owners of nearby Pendragon Castle.
The circular depression in front of the pillow mounds is probably a Bronze Age Burial carirn with a collapsed centre.
St Mary’s Church, Outhgill, Mallerstang in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.
St. Mary's probably dates from the 14th century, but much restoration and rebuilding work was carried out in 1663 for Lady Anne Clifford, who owned the nearby Pendragon Castle.
St Mary’s Church, Outhgill, Mallerstang in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.
St. Mary's probably dates from the 14th century, but much restoration and rebuilding work was carried out in 1663 for Lady Anne Clifford, who owned the nearby Pendragon Castle.
St Mary's Church, Outgill in Mallerstang, Cumbria.
The plaque above the church door commemorating the church's restoration by Lady Anne Clifford in 1663.
'This chapple of Mallerstang, after itt had layne ruinous and decayed some 50 or 60 years, was new repayred by the Lady Anne Clifford, Countesse Dowager of Pembroke, Dorsette & Montgomery in the year 1663 who allsoe endowed the same with lands which she purchased in Cawtley near Sedbergh to the yearly value of eleaven pounds for ever. Isaiah Chap 58 ver 12. God's name be praised.'
The railway navvies memorial stone in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Outgill, Mallerstang in Cumbria.
Twenty five navvies and family members who died during the building of the Mallerstang section of the Settle-Carlisle Railway are buried in unmarked graves in this section of the churchyard..
Pinfold Cairn by Andrew Golsworthy at Outhgill in Mallerstang, Cumbria.
Goldsworthy made 6 pinfold cairns in the Eden Valley. Each cone cairn is like a stone seed within a protective shell.
Pinfolds were originally built as small enclosures to pen stray animals but were later used as sheepfolds.
A replica of the "Jew Stone" on Outhgill village green in Mallerstang, Eden Valley, Cumbria.
The original monument was erected by the eccentric Carlisle solicitor, William Mounsey (known as the Jew of Carlisle) in 1850 on Black Fell Moss. This marked his achievement of walking from the mouth of the Eden on the Solway marshes to its source on Black Fell Moss. The original stone was broken by workmen on the Carlisle to Settle railway.
The translated inscription reads:
"William Mounsey, a lone traveller, commenced his journey at the mouth and finished at the source, fulfilled his vow to the genius and nymphs of the Eden on the 15th March, 1850".
The red telephone kiosk at Outhgill, Mallerstang in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.