Troutbeck Park

Nearest town:
Ambleside (6km WSW)
OS reference:
NY424076
OS sheet:
90
Latitude:
54° 27' 36.96 N
Longitude:
2° 53' 19.15 W
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Image of Troutbeck Park (Cairn(s)) by The Eternal

11-03-06 Troutbeck Park cairn sites from the W side of Garburn Pass, looking N. Threshthwaite Mouth is the pass in the hills in the centre.

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Image of Troutbeck Park (Cairn(s)) by The Eternal

A view looking south on the first northern cairn of Troutbeck Tongue when approaching from the south, showing the two small chambers.

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Image of Troutbeck Park (Cairn(s)) by The Eternal

Another photo of the first large cairn at the north end of Troutbeck Tongue when approaching from the south.

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The Eternal Apr 24, 2005
Image of Troutbeck Park (Cairn(s)) by The Eternal

The northernmost, overgrown cairn. Boulders under moss, grass and reeds. A substantial cairn.

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Image of Troutbeck Park (Cairn(s)) by The Eternal

The large cairn at the north end of Troutbeck Tongue showing the two small chambers.

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The Eternal Apr 24, 2005
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Two small, ancient cairns a hundred feet south of and before the larger cairns.

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Troutbeck Park

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To visit this site, marked on the OS maps as “Cairns”, we parked at the lay-by on the Kirkstone Pass road, opposite Limefitt Park camp site. A long walk through the camp site and along the valley took us to the south end of Troutbeck Tongue. A steep ascent to the top was well worth it for the views. Walking north along the ridge and descending gently, we arrived, unmistakabley at the first cairns.
These first two were small, but obviously old, a small collection of boulders in a desert of grass.
The next three(?) cairns were large, and obviously very old. Two appear to have small chambers under a flat slate roof.
The most northerly cairn is difficult to spot, being covered in moss, grass and reeds. Again it is composed of round boulders, piled up. This is a substantial cairn.
It’s a beautiful, quiet site, deep in a lonely valley, with the fells towering overhead. The High Street Roman road rises to the ridge on the east.
We continued steeply up the ridge to Caudale Moor. I checked all rocks we passed for rock art, but found none.

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