» This article is about the house in Cumbria; for the Belfast football club see Brantwood F.C.. For the community in Wisconsin, see Brantwood, Wisconsin Brantwood is a country house in Cumbria, England overlooking Coniston Water . It has been the home of a number of prominent people, including John Ruskin. The house and grounds are administered by a charitable trust, the house being a museum dedicated to Ruskin. History Brant is an old Norse word meaning "steep" and the house and grounds are si… (More on Brantwood)