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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heughscar Hill and Lowther Castle.
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.
Lowther Castle
Photo: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. Lowther Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wofa Holes.
Arthur’s Pike
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, near Ullswater. It is a subsidiary top on the ridge falling north from Loadpot Hill in the Far Eastern Fells. An extensive craggy face stands above the lower reach of Ullswater. Arthur’s Pike is situated 2 miles west of Wofa Holes.
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
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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
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