Photographs taken around the busy market town of Keswick and Derwentwater (Derwent Water), the third largest lake in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Thirty eight stones remain in the 30.5m outer ring of this impressive Neolithic Stone Circle and another ten form an unusual rectangular inner enclosure. Built around 3000 BC, Castlerigg is one of the oldest circles in Britain.
Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, the Lake District, Cumbria. Thirty eight stones remain in the 30.5m outer ring of this impressive Neolithic Stone Circle and another ten form an unusual rectangular inner enclosure. Built around 3000 BC, Castlerigg is one of the oldest circles in Britain and is at least 1500 years older than the Druid stone circles. The stones are all composed of Borrowdale Volcanic Rock and were probably carried to the area by the huge Thirlmere Glaciers. No one is certain as to the origins of the circle but it is believed that local tribes met here for worship and trading. An unpolished stone axe (now in Keswick Museum) was found in 1875, but when the rectangular inner area was excavated, only charcoal was uncovered. Professor Thom believed the circle had been an astronomical observatory because the tallest stone aligns to the Samhain Sunrise on November 1st. In 1919 a Mr Singleton and friend are recorded to have seen white balls of light moving slowly around the stones. Whatever its mysteries, the circle situated amidst the grandeur and moodiness of the Lakeland fells, truly has a unique magical quality.
The rectangular inner circle of the Neolithic Castlerigg Stone Circle at Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Little Man in the Skiddaw range from Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Thirty eight stones remain in the 30.5m outer ring of this impressive Neolithic Stone Circle and another ten form an unusual rectangular inner enclosure. Built around 3000 BC, Castlerigg is one of the oldest circles in Britain.
A view of Blencathra from three of the thirty eight stones that make up the Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
St. Kentigern's Church at Crosthwaite near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The present building dates from 1523 and stands on a site founded by St.Kentigern himself in 543. There was much restoration work restoration carried out in 1844 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The poet Robert Southey, and founder of the National Trust, Canon Rawnsley are buried in the churchyard.
Robert Southey's grave in the churchyard of The Parish Church of St. Kentigern at Crosthwaite near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The memorial to Robert Southey (Poet Laureate 1813 – 1843) in St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Robert Southey lived at Greta Hall in Keswick. He wrote the original story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. His version was simply called, 'The story of the Three Bears'.
The epitaph was written by William Wordsworth, who succeeded him in the post of Poet Laureate:
"Ye Vales and Hills, whose beauty hither drew.
The poet's steps, and fixed him here, on you.
His eyes have closed."
Friar's Crag on Derwentwater at Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Friar's Crag is named after St. Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne monks who embarked from the headland to visit the 7th century hermit, St. Herbert who lived on the large island on Derwent Water.
Catbells and Causey Pike make up the backdrop.
View towards Skiddaw from the Great Bay on Derwent Water in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Raining, Calf Close Bay,, Derwentwater, Keswick, Lake District, National Park, Cumbria.
A wintry view over Derwentwater from Calfclose Bay in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Distant fells include Catbells, Causey Pike and Grisedale Pike.
Autumn colours, Calf Close Bay, Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria,
The Hundred Year Stone, Calfclose Bay, Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Sculpted in 1995 by Peter Randall Page from a split volcanic boulder, the design of ten concentric circles each divided into ten segments marks the centenary of the National Trust in the Lake District.
The Hundred Year Stone, Calfclose Bay, Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Sculpted in 1995 by Peter Randall Page from a split volcanic boulder, the design of ten concentric circles each divided into ten segments marks the centenary of the National Trust in the Lake District.
Floodwater at Calfclose Bay, Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Causey Pike can be seen distant left.
A late afternoon wintry view towards Catbells from Ashness Jetty, Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
Keswick Launch arriving at the landing stage at Brandlehow Bay, Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Walla Crag can be seen on the far side of the lake.
Lead mine spoilheaps, Brandlehow Bay on Derwentwater, Keswick in the the Lake District, Cumbria.
German miners renowned for their skill, were brought to Keswick in 1564. They mined extensively around Cat Bells, searching for lead, silver, copper and graphite. Spoil heaps are still visible around Brandlehow Bay.
Maiden Moor is in in the distance.
View over Derwent Water towards Skiddaw from Otterbield Bay in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The wetlands at the southern end of Derwentwater with a backdrop of the Skiddaw range in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The River Derwent flowing into Derwentwater with a backsdrop of the Skiddaw range in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Chinese Bridge spanning the River Derwent just before it flows into Derwentwater in the English Lake District.
Autumn colours in Great Wood on the eastern side of Derwentwater near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Flood water in Great Wood on the eastern side of Derwentwater in the Lake Distict, Cumbria.
The Moot Hall, Market Square, Keswick, Cumbria.
There has been a court house on this site in Market Square since the 16th century. The present building dates from 1813. There was a market on the ground floor and a court house on the upper floor. The unusual one-handed clock on the tower was added in 1814
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick in Cumbria.
The Theatre by the Lake was opened in 1999 and stands on the site of the old travelling Century Theatre, otherwise known as the ‘Blue Box’.
Keswick landing stages on the shores of Derwentwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Friar's Crag, Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Friar's Crag offers a fine viewpoint over Derwentwater to the 'Jaws of Borrowdale' at the southern end of the lake. The crag is named after St. Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne monks who embarked from this point to visit the 7th century hermit, St. Herbert who lived on the large island to the right of the lake..
The southern view over Derwentwater towards Castle Crag in the 'Jaws of Borrowdale' from Friar's Crag, Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The crag is named after St. Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne monks who embarked from this point to visit the 7th century hermit, St. Herbert who lived on the large island to the right of the lake..
Ruskin Memorial on Friar's Crag, Keswick, Cumbria.
A memorial to the writer and critic, John Ruskin who died in 1900, aged 81. Ruskin had once described the view from Friar’s Crag as “one of the three most beautiful scenes in Europe”.
The inscription reads: "THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER AS AN EVENT IN LIFE WAS BEING TAKEN BY MY NURSE TO THE BROW OF FRIAR'S CRAG ON DERWENTWATER"..