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
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″ northLongitude
-2.84194° or 2° 50′ 31″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
9C6V95V5+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 434313556OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q26377785
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include High Knott and Whitehowe Wood.
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