Starry Hill
Starry Hill is a peak in LCPs of Holme Abbey, Holme Low and Holme St. Cuthbert, Cumberland, England. Starry Hill is situated nearby to the locality Calvo Marsh, as well as near Skinburness Marsh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Milefortlet 9 and Anthorn Radio Station.
Milefortlet 9
Archaeological site
Milefortlet 9 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
Anthorn Radio Station
Military installation
Photo: Chetvorno, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Anthorn Radio Station is a naval and government radio transmitting station located near Anthorn, Cumbria, England, overlooking the Solway Firth, and is operated by Babcock International.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include British coast and Silloth.
British coast
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The British coast is a popular destination for many travellers even if the numbers visiting the traditional "seaside resort" have fallen significantly since their peak in the 1950s.
Silloth
Town
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silloth, or Silloth-on-Solway, is a port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town stands on the coast of the Solway Firth, 18 miles west of Carlisle.
Abbeytown
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeytown is the main village in the civil parish of Holme Abbey in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Holme Cultram.
Starry Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: LCPs of Holme Abbey, Holme Low and Holme St. Cuthbert, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8837° or 54° 53′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.3129° or 3° 18′ 47″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C6RVMMP+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 10772887794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Calvo Marsh and Skinburness Marsh.
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Highlights include Grune Point Nature Reserve and RAF ROTOR Receive site.
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