Williamson’s Monument

Williamson’s Monument is a monument in Hugill, Westmorland and Furness, England. Williamson’s Monument is situated nearby to the peak High Knott, as well as near the forest Whitehowe Wood.

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Monument
Description: monument in Hugill, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
Also known as: “Williamson Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reston Scar and Staveley railway station.

Reston Scar

Peak

Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reston Scar is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. With a height of 837 feet, it overlooks the north side of Staveley village, and is listed among Alfred Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Staveley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rob500, CC BY 3.0.

Staveley railway station serves the village of Staveley, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line, which connects Oxenholme and Windermere. Staveley railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Williamson’s Monument.

Kentmere Tarn

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kentmere Tarn is a lake, which is situated 1½ miles north of Williamson’s Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ings and Staveley.

Ings

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ings is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England. It lies on the course on the River Gowan and A591 road, 2 miles east of Windermere.

Staveley

Village

Photo: Richard Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan.

Kentmere

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Kentmere is situated 2½ miles north of Williamson’s Monument.

Williamson’s Monument

Category: historic site
Location: Hugill, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.39368° or 54° 23′ 37″ north

Longitude

-2.84194° or 2° 50′ 31″ west

Elevation

902 feet (275 metres)

Open location code

9C6V95V5+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434313556

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q26377785

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Knott and Whitehowe Wood.

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