Photographs of Ravestonedale and Newbiggin on Lune in the Westmorland Dales of Cumbria.
St Helens Well at Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden District of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
St Helens Well (or Holy Well) was traditionally believed to be the source of the River Lune, but that is now known to be on the high slopes of Green Bell on Ravensdale Common. This natural, clear water spring provides the perfect habitat for pretty little pale blue water forget-me-nots and because of this, the newly emerged spring waters were barely visible when this photo was taken.
Behind St. Helen's Well can be seen the raised ground that was the site of the medieval St. Helen's Chapel.
St Helen's Chapel, Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The raised earthwork is the site of the medieval St Helen's Chapel which was built next to Holy Well (St Helen's Well). There are more medieval earthworks in the next field, suggesting there was an medieval village with its own chapel here.
Medieval earthworks in the field next to St. Helen's Chapel in Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The earthworks are defined by a bank and within this enclosure are believed to be the remains of a manor house or homestead. Together with the chapel, this is considered to be an early settlement that was later replaced by the later medieval village of Newbiggin-on-Lune.
Beyond the settlement lie the Howgill Fells.
The old 1887 Primitive Methodist Chapel, Newbiggin-on-Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria.
This chapel was replaced by a new larger church in 1939.
The 1939 Methodist Church, Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria.
The former St Aidan’s Church, built in 1892 at Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria.
Built as a chapel of ease for St Oswald's in Ravenstonedale, the church was converted into a prvate house in the 1980s.
Hag Mire near Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Hagg Mire is not visible from a public right of way, but is a short distance from a footpath.
Medieval strip lynchets on Chapel Rigg next to Friar Bottom's Farm, Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden District of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Strip lynchets are the terraces formed by ploughing on sloping arable ground.
Medieval strip lynchets on Chapel Rigg next to Friar Bottom's Farm, Newbiggin on Lune in the Eden District of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Strip lynchets are the terraces formed by ploughing on sloping arable ground.
The Howgill Fells lie in the distance.
St. Oswald's Church, Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Saint Oswald’s dates mainly from the 18th century , but it was erected on the site of a former church and a few fragments of the older church were incorporated into the fabric of the building. Inside, the church St. Oswald’s follows the ‘collegiate’ plan, where the rows of pews face into the central aisle. The church has a triple deck pulpit and some fine stained glass. One of the alter windows is dedicated to Elizabeth Gaunt (nee Fothergill) from Newbiggin-on-Lune who was burnt at the stake for her faith in 1685.
Cross shaft in Saint Oswald's churchyard, Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The cross shaft and base probably date back to the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Period. The shaft used to have a 1700 sundial attached to the top.
The Gilbertine Monastic Ruins at St. Oswald's Church in Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria.
This monastic house was established in the 12th century by the Gilbertine Order which was founded in 1131 by Gilbert of Sempringham. This English Order was unique in that it accepted both men and women, but no nuns are thought to have been at Ravenstonedale. The building was probably destroyed in the 16th century during the dissolution of the monasteries. The ruins were excavated in 1929.
e Gilbertine Monastic Ruins at St. Oswald's Church in Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria.
This monastic house was established in the 12th century by the Gilbertine Order which was founded in 1131 by Gilbert of Sempringham. This English Order was unique in that it accepted both men and women, but no nuns are thought to have been at Ravenstonedale. The building was probably destroyed in the 16th century during the dissolution of the monasteries. The ruins were excavated in 1929.
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria.
A Methodist Chapel built in 1839.
High Chapel, Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria.
Formerly the United Reformed Church and now the village's Community and Heritage Centre.
Scandal Beck flowing through the village of Ravenstonedale in the Eden District of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Cottages in Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Hay meadow at Ravenstonedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The vew towards the Shap and Borrowdale Fells from the Ash Fell Road (A685) heading from Kirkby Stephen towards Ravenstonedale in the Eden district of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
A Grade 11 listed building: The Stone House on Ashfell Edge, Ravenstonedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
A byre carved into the rock face in 1720. The date is carved on a large shield in the centre of the rear wall with the inscription:
John ) Margt) Milner
Mich: (Haern?)snipp Fecit.
The byre was said to be "sufficiently capacious to contain six cows".
NGR: NY 736 047.