Threlkeld Knotts

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
NY329240

Also known as:

St John's Stinted Common

Nearest town:

Keswick (7km WSW)

OS reference:

NY329240

OS sheet:

90

Latitude:

54° 36' 23.31 N

Longitude:

3° 2' 20.15 W

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Images (3)
Links (1)

Images

Image of Threlkeld Knotts (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Further landscape context, showing proximity to Castlerigg stone circle. Viewpoint is Lonscale Fell.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.10.2011)

thesweetcheat Nov 4, 2011

Image of Threlkeld Knotts (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The settlement is located centre-left of picture, on the sunlit slopes above the quarry. Clough Head is the mountain immediately above, Great Dodd the shadowed peak on the skyline. Viewpoint is Blease Fell.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.10.2011)

thesweetcheat Oct 30, 2011

Image of Threlkeld Knotts (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The settlement in its landscape context, centre of image, from Blencathra summit. Helvellyn looms darkly (centre skyline). The deep valley to the right is St John’s In The Vale.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.10.2011)

thesweetcheat Oct 30, 2011

Articles

Threlkeld Knotts

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

thesweetcheat Oct 24, 2011

Pastscape

Description of the settlement, which “consists of four hut circles, stone walled enclosures and pounds, 44 cairns which have been ransacked, and several stone heaps.”

Sites within 20km of Threlkeld Knotts

Castlerigg

Stone Circle • 3.7km WSW

239

26

51

8
Castle Crag, Shoulthwaite

Hillfort • 5.99km SSW

3

1
Great Mell Fell

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.8km ENE

11

1
Carrock Fell

Hillfort • 9.67km N

16

1

5
Carrock Fell

Cairn(s) • 9.72km N

1
Motherby (destroyed?)

Stone Circle • 9.9km ENE
Grasmere

Stone Circle • 9.99km NNW

1
Black Beck

Cairn(s) • 10.32km NNE

1
Castle Crag, Borrowdale

Hillfort • 11.36km SW

23

3
Beckstones

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.69km ESE

19

1

1
The Coombs, Martindale

Cairn(s) • 12km E

4

1
Maiden Castle (Ullswater)

Hillfort • 12.16km ENE

4

1

3

1
Dunmail Raise

Cairn(s) • 12.29km S

6

6

1
Swarth Fell

Stone Circle • 13.56km E

16

2

5
Dunmallard Hill

Hillfort • 13.66km ENE

6

1

1
Dovedale Henge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.16km SE

21

2
Castle How

Hillfort • 14.45km W

2

1
Aughertree Fell

Enclosure • 15.45km NW

3

1
The Cockpit

Stone Circle • 15.45km E

41

1

5

1
Binsey

Cairn(s) • 15.47km WNW

8

2
Cockpit Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.5km E

11

3
Glaramara (Northern) Stone Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 15.68km SW

3

1
Glaramara Stone Axe Factories

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 15.76km SW

1
Grasmoor

Cairn(s) • 15.79km WSW

3

1
High Raise

Cairn(s) • 15.89km ESE

4

1
White Raise

Cairn(s) • 16.01km E

8

4
Grasmere

Cup Marked Stone • 16.2km SSE

9

3
Low Raise

Cairn(s) • 16.31km ESE

2

1
Moor Divock Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.34km E

2

3
Moor Divock Centre

Ring Cairn • 16.44km E

6

2
Mossthorn

Cairn(s) • 16.53km ENE

2

2
Moor Divock SE

Ring Cairn • 16.56km E

19

4
Moor Divock

16.57km E

2

4

2
The Cop Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.8km E

19

6
Skirsgill Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.86km E

1
Sewborrans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km ENE

7

4
The Kirkstone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.01km SE

9

4
Elva Plain

Stone Circle • 17.07km W

26

6

2
Buttermere

Cup Marked Stone • 17.12km WSW

4

1
Harrison Stickle

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.42km SSW

4
Towtop Kirk

Enclosure • 17.44km E

9

1

4
Thorn Crag

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.5km SSW

2

1
Loft Crag

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.63km SSW

4

1
Langdale Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.65km SSW

46

5

8

2
Four Stones Hill

Standing Stones • 17.66km E

25

4
Castle Crags, Mardale

Hillfort • 17.94km ESE

3

1
Copt Howe

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.24km S

62

5

10
Mickleden Beck

Cairn(s) • 18.3km SSW

7

2
Crummock

Cup Marked Stone • 18.57km WSW

26

1

1
Skirsgill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.73km ENE

5

1

5
Great Langdale

Cup Marked Stone • 18.87km S

17

1

3
Troutbeck Park

Cairn(s) • 18.92km ESE

6

1
Elterwater Common

Cairn(s) • 19.08km SSE

1

1
Mayburgh Henge

Circle henge • 19.44km ENE

80

1

19

6
Holme Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.56km ENE

9

6
Little Round Table

Henge • 19.88km ENE

2

1

4
King Arthur’s Round Table

Henge • 19.92km ENE

37

2

21