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Coordinates: 54.42°N 2.665°W. Borrowdale (Westmorland) from the slopes of Grayrigg Forest. Borrowdale is a valley in the English Lake District. [1][2] It is located in the county of Westmorland, and is sometimes referred to as Westmorland Borrowdale in order to distinguish it from a more famous Borrowdale located in Cumberland. The valley ...
Seatoller is a settlement in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. Historically part of Cumberland, it lies on the B5289 road at the east foot of the Honister Pass, and to the south of Derwent Water. The nearest town to Seatoller is Keswick, which is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) to the north. Seatoller from above.
Borrowdale. Fells formed of the volcanics around Borrowdale. The Borrowdale Volcanic Group is a group of igneous rock formations named after the Borrowdale area of the Lake District, in England. They are Caradocian (late Ordovician) in age (roughly 450 million years old). [ 1 ]
The UK Met Office reports average annual precipitation of more than 2,000 mm (80 in), but with considerable local variation. Although the entire region receives above-average rainfall, there is a wide disparity between the amounts of rainfall in the western and eastern lakes, as the Lake District experiences relief rainfall .
UK. England. Cumbria. 54°32′14″N 3°07′17″W / 54.537222°N 3.121389°W / 54.537222; -3.121389. Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn (a small lake) in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere ...
Ashness Bridge. Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road (B5289) to Watendlath, in the English Lake District, Cumbria. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The bridge is at grid reference NY270196, and is known for being a fine viewpoint across Borrowdale towards Skiddaw, including views of Derwent Water nearby.
The Borrowdale Volcanic Group sequence was folded during the Acadian and some of the volcano-tectonic faults were reactivated. Three large synclinal folds were formed, the Haweswater, Scafell and Ulpha synclines. In all cases, these synclines are thought to be modifications of older volcano-tectonic features. [15]
UK. England. Cumbria. 54°30′25″N 3°08′40″W / 54.50689°N 3.14435°W / 54.50689; -3.14435. Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District ...