Whimsey Hill
Whimsey Hill is a peak in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 1,877 feet. Whimsey Hill is situated nearby to the locality Alston Moor, as well as near Wellhope Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Nenthall War Memorial.
Rampghill mine
Adit
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rampgill mine is a disused lead mine at Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England UK Grid Reference: NY78184351 It was one of the most extensive and productive mines in Nenthead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alston and Nenthead.
Alston
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.
Nenthead
Village
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.
Carrshield
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village.
Whimsey Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,877 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8064° or 54° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.3496° or 2° 20′ 58″ westElevation
1,877 feet (572 metres)Open location code
9C6VRM42+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2311680217OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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