Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which...
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Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the challenging Hardknott Pass...
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heading south to Broughton-in-Furness or continuing west to Eskdale over Hardknott Pass, whose 1 in 3 gradient (about 33%) is one of the steepest roads in England...
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roads lead west over the Hardknott Pass to Eskdale and east over the Wrynose Pass to the Langdale valleys. A less steep pass to Eskdale over Birker Fell...
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roads, one up the valley from the coast, and the other over the Hardknott and Wrynose passes from the central Lake District. The latter is England's steepest...
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the top of the Hardknott Pass where there are several parking spaces. It is also possible to begin the ascent from the foot of the pass in Eskdale, although...
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its eastern edge at High Street and another road through the Hardknott and Wrynose passes for travel between forts at Ravenglass and Ambleside. Travelling...
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shares the title of steepest road in England (the other is Hardknott Pass in Cumbria). The pass has an average gradient of 13%, with a maximum gradient of...
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Roman Britain, with a road from Ravenglass over the Hardknott Pass to the Roman forts at Hardknott and Ambleside. The location is featured in The Fort...
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Bath House at Ravenglass; the Hardknott Roman Fort, known to the Romans as Mediobogdum, at the foot of Hardknott Pass; the watermills at Boot and Muncaster;...
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point the Esk is joined by the Hardknott Beck, which is accompanied by the motor road that has crossed Hardknott Pass on its route from the central Lake...
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per day (41,975,000 per year). Britain's most severe steep road is Hardknott Pass in Cumbria and the highest road in the UK is the former A6293 at 2,780 ft...
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from the ancient port of Dubris. Hardknott Roman Fort Cumbria c. 120–138 A Roman fort on the west side of Hardknott pass. 'Walls Castle' Ravenglass, Cumbria...
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first fells on this ridge are Hard Knott and Harter Fell, separated by Hardknott Pass. From Harter Fell the ridge continues over Green Crag, Great Worm Crag...
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or Moasdale, near foot of Hardknott Pass Copeland Little Stand (as Stonesty Gill) River Duddon (at foot of Hardknott Pass) River Duddon The Ordnance...
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home to William Wordsworth, whose poetry was inspired by the area. Hardknott Pass, 17 miles (27 km) south-west of Ullswater, is the steepest road in England...
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the Wrynose Pass road, which provides the only vehicular link between central Lakeland and the Duddon Valley. Together with Hardknott Pass to the west...
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steep roads leading over the Hardknott Pass to Eskdale and east over the Wrynose Pass to the Langdale valleys. A less steep pass to Eskdale over Birker Fell...
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Mediobogdum, 9 miles east of Ravenglass. Today the site is known as the Hardknott Roman Fort. While writing the book Jack Whyte was taken by his brother...
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Ravenglass on the coast, approximately 2 km away, to the garrison at Hardknott Fort (known to the Romans as Mediobogdum) 14 km to the north-east, although...
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connected with the first two by the Wrynose and Hardknott passes respectively; both of these passes are known for their steep gradients and are together...
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"Mid-Western Fells" volume, and then all of the fells south from Wrynose and Hardknott Passes to the sea in a further volume, "The Southern Fells". The author, Mark...
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England The valley which meets the River Duddon at the foot of the Hardknott Pass, Cumbria, England William Mosedale (1894-1971), English George Cross...
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1935 A K6 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, on Hardknott Pass. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three...
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the finish, taking riders through Eskdale, crossing the famous Hardknott and Wrynose Passes (after almost 161 kilometres (100 mi) of riding) and then past...
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years. Since version 3.1, the release codenames are names of mountains or passes in the Cumbria county in Northern England.[circular reference] The Yocto...
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attractions. Duddon Sands, Cumbria by William Turner in Tate Britain Hardknott Roman Fort Wonderful Walker Quoted in H Davies, A Walk around the Lakes...
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being widened to take a road in the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD. Hardknott Roman Fort Roman fort 120 - 138 Remains The Roman fort of Mediobogdum...
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District. From here, a road was constructed during the Trajanic period to Hardknott Roman Fort. A road between Ambleside to Old Penrith and/or Brougham, going...
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West Coast rail line); and the Glannaventa (Ravenglass) Roman port - Hardknott - Galava (Ambleside) - High Street - Brougham route. From Brocavum (Brougham)...
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