Fir Island
Fir Island is an islet in Satterthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, England. Fir Island is situated nearby to the locality Park Crags, as well as near The Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lawson Park and Brantwood.
Lawson Park
Arts center
Photo: Karenguthrie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lawson Park is a remote English Lake District hillfarm, leased by Grizedale Arts from Forestry England. It is situated opposite the village of Coniston overlooking Coniston Water, behind Brantwood.
Brantwood
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Brantwood is a historic house museum in Cumbria, England, overlooking Coniston Water. It has been the home of a number of prominent people. The house and grounds are administered by a charitable trust, the house being a museum dedicated to John Ruskin, one of its final owners.
Carron Crag
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carron Crag is a small fell in Grizedale Forest in the English Lake District with a height of 314 metres. Adjacent to the trig point is a large panopticon sculpture, one of over 70 in the forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grizedale and Coniston.
Grizedale
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grizedale is a hamlet in the Lake District of North West England, in the middle of the Grizedale Forest, located north of Satterthwaite and south of Hawkshead. Grizedale is situated 2 miles east of Fir Island.
Coniston
Photo: Tompage02, Public domain.
Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the Lake District National Park. Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record.
Nibthwaite
Village
Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nibthwaite is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria in the northwest of England. It is in the civil parish of Colton, and on the east side of Coniston Water. Nibthwaite is situated 3 miles south of Fir Island.
Fir Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Satterthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33855° or 54° 20′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.06922° or 3° 4′ 9″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
9C6R8WQJ+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 61606221OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285879
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