Photographs of Milnthorpe, Beetham and the Fairy Steps in South Cumbria.
Arnside - Crooklands - Levens - Farleton Fell
A view of Dallam Tower and Millnthorpe Bridge spanning the River Bela from Dallam Park in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
Whitbarrow can be seen in the distance.
A distant view of Castle Hill in Dallam Park, Milnthorpe in Cumbria.
This small tree-capped hill is a ringcairn - the site of a 14th century fortified manor house.
The 18th century deer shelter, the 'Buck House', and the herd of Japanese Menil fallow deer in Dallam Park, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
Menil fallow deer in Dallom Park, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
The herd of Japanese Menil fallow deer were introduced to Dallam Park in 1720.
Fallow deer are usually spotted with a black tail stripe and black edge to the rump area, whereas in menil these are brown.
A ha-ha in Dallam Park, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
A ha ha is a type of field boundary popular in the 18th century, designed to contain stock without spoiling the view. Hahas were typically a ditch, turfed on one side with a vertical retaining wall on the other.
Ha-ha in Dallam Park, Milnthorpe, Cumbria
A ha ha is a type of field boundary popular in the 18th century, designed to contain stock without spoiling the view. Hahas were typically a ditch, turfed on one side with a vertical retaining wall on the other.
Old Bridge spanning the River Bela in Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
This former road-bridge is now a foot-bridge. It was built in 1730 by mason, Robert Robinson and waller, Robert Bindloss. The road was closed in 1813 when a new Turnpike road was built.
The River Bela flowing through Dallam Park in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Milnthorpe in Cumbria.
Milnthorpe Bridge, built in 1813, spanning the River Bela, in Dallam Park, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
St. Anthony's Tower on St. Anthony's Hill, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
St Anthony's Tower is thought to be an early 19th century folly.
On private land with no public access.
Westmorland County Council milestone on the A6 near Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
St Lioba shrine at Slack Head near Beetham in South Cumbria.
This roadside shrine is dedicated to St Lioba, after whom the early Saxon church on the site of St Michael & All Angels was named..In the present church at Beetham is a window commemorating St Lioba, and her life is celebrated each year on September 28th. St Lioba was sent to Germany as a missionary leader of a group of nuns in AD748. The plaque says that this shrine was presented to Beetham Church in memory of Dr Donald Watson 1936-2011.
St Lioba shrine at Slack Head near Beetham in South Cumbria.
This roadside shrine is dedicated to St Lioba, after whom the early Saxon church on the site of St Michael & All Angels was named..In the present church at Beetham is a window commemorating St Lioba, and her life is celebrated each year on September 28th. St Lioba was sent to Germany as a missionary leader of a group of nuns in AD748. The plaque says that this shrine was presented to Beetham Church in memory of Dr Donald Watson 1936-2011.
The Fairy Steps in Underlaid Wood, Slack Head near Beetham in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Cumbria.
The Fairy Steps are in a narrow cleft in a limestone cliff on the old corpse road from Arnside to Beetham. On the north face of the crag an old metal ring is believed to have been used to help haul coffins up the steps when the dead from Arnside had to be carried to the consecrated ground in Beetham. .According to legend, if you can walk down the narrow steps without touching the sides, the fairies will grant you a wish!
The Fairy Steps in Underlaid Wood, Slack Head near Beetham in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Cumbria.
The Fairy Steps are in a narrow cleft in a limestone cliff on the old corpse road from Arnside to Beetham. On the north face of the crag an old metal ring is believed to have been used to help haul coffins up the steps when the dead from Arnside had to be carried to the consecrated ground in Beetham.