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River Lowther

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Mouth
  
River Eamont

Country
  
United Kingdom

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the confluence of the Keld Gill and the Keld Dub near the village of Keld

River mouth
  
confluence with River Eamont

The River Lowther flows through Cumbria in England. It is a tributary of the River Eamont which in turn is a tributary of the River Eden which flows into the Solway Firth near Carlisle.

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Map of River Lowther, United Kingdom

The Lowther begins with the confluence of the Keld Gill and the Keld Dub near the village of Keld.

Its name is recorded about 1175 as Lauder. It may come from Old Norse lauðr + á = "foamy river", or it may come from Celtic.

SettlementsEdit

  • Keld
  • Rosgill
  • Bampton Grange
  • Bampton
  • Askham
  • Lowther
  • Eamont Bridge
  • Brougham

    • Sights and AttractionsEdit

  • Keld Chapel (National Trust), Keld.
  • Shap Abbey, (English Heritage), near Shap.
  • Askham Hall, Askham.
  • Lowther Castle
  • Castlesteads Ruins, Yarnwath Woods.
  • King Arthur's Round Table Henge, Eamont Bridge.
  • Mayburgh Henge, Eamont Bridge.
  • Brougham Hall
  • Brocavum Roman Camp
  • Brougham Castle (English Heritage).

    • TributariesEdit

  • Swindale Beck
  • Haweswater Beck
  • Gill Beck
  • Heltondale Beck

    • References

    River Lowther Wikipedia
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