North West England
Cumbria
Westmorland & Furness

Roa Island

Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the village of at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in , formerly in the county of north of the sands.
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Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watch Tower and Tower House.

Castle
Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle.

Building
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Building
Photo: Ercesuzan, Public domain.
is located on Roa Island, near the town of Barrow in Furness, formerly part of , but now in . A lifeboat was first stationed at Barrow-in-Furness by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1864.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rampside and Headin Haw.

Village
Photo: Vishnumukundan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , England. Historically in , it is located a few miles south-east of the town of , in the north-western corner of on the Furness peninsula.

Locality
, also spelled Headen Haw, is part of the Islands of Furness. It is a small tidal island approximately 200 metres off the coast of , England, adjacent to the town of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Roa Island.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village towards the south of in , England. Along with the village of , it is the oldest settlement on the island. is situated 2½ miles west of Roa Island.

Roa Island

Latitude
54.0742° or 54° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.17437° or 3° 10′ 28″ west
Population
100
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C6R3RFG+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48394258
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12261886
Wiki­data ID
Q126963
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Roa Island” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Roa Island”
  • French: “Roa Island”
  • French: “Roa”
  • German: “Roa Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roa Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

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