Wofa Holes
Wofa Holes is a sinkhole in Askham, Westmorland and Furness, England. Wofa Holes is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stone Carving/Artwork, as well as near Stone Circle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone and The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
Stone
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone is situated 1,900 feet east of Wofa Holes.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
Archaeological site
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Wofa Holes.
Heughscar Hill
Peak
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heughscar Hill is a hill in the east of the English Lake District, east of Ullswater and north of High Street, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helton and Butterwick.
Helton
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about a mile south of the village of Askham. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Butterwick
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butterwick is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the village of Helton. Butterwick is situated 2 miles southeast of Wofa Holes.
Whale
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 53. Whale is situated 2 miles east of Wofa Holes.
Wofa Holes
- Type: Sinkhole
- Category: landform
- Location: Askham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.58882° or 54° 35′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.79002° or 2° 47′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C6VH6Q5+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5005080797OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkhole
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Wofa Holes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stone Carving/Artwork and Stone Circle.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sinkholes and Pulpit Holes.
Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, and Penrith.
Curious Sinkholes to Discover
Uncover intriguing sinkholes from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: ramsd, CC BY 2.0.