Sheep Island

Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 15 acres, located just over 1⁄4 mile from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria in northwest England.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Piel Island and Piel Castle.

Piel Island

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piel Island lies in Morecambe Bay, around 1⁄2 mile off…

Piel Castle

Castle

Photo: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piel Castle, also known as Fouldry Castle or the Pile…

South Walney

Nature reserve

Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Walney is one of two nature reserves on Walney Island, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roa Island and Biggar.

Roa Island

Village

Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the…

Biggar

Village

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Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Biggar is situated 2 miles northwest of Sheep Island.

Rampside

Village

Photo: Vishnumukundan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Rampside is situated 2 miles northeast of Sheep Island.

Sheep Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Furness, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.0649° or 54° 3′ 54″ north

Longitude

-3.20196° or 3° 12′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6R3Q7X+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Polish—“Sheep Island” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “האי שיפ (אנגליה)”
Hebrew: “האי שיפ”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sheep Island i England”
Polish: “Sheep Island”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pickle Scar and Black Scar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Snab Point and Scar End Point.

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Worth a closer look: Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.

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