Plover Scar Lighthouse

Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England.

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cockersand Abbey and Sambo’s Grave.

Cockersand Abbey

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker. Cockersand Abbey is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Plover Scar Lighthouse.

Sambo’s Grave

Memorial

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sambo's Grave is the burial site of a black cabin boy or slave on unconsecrated ground in a field near the small village of Sunderland, Lancashire, England. Sambo’s Grave is situated 1 mile north of Plover Scar Lighthouse.

Christ Church, Glasson

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is in the village of Glasson, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Christ Church, Glasson is situated 2 miles northeast of Plover Scar Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunderland and Glasson Dock.

Sunderland

Village

Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England.

Glasson Dock

Village

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glasson Dock, also known as Glasson, is a village in Lancashire, England, south of Lancaster at the mouth of the River Lune. In 2011, it had a population of around 600. Glasson Dock is situated 1½ miles northeast of Plover Scar Lighthouse.

Overton

Village

Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Overton is situated 2½ miles north of Plover Scar Lighthouse.

Plover Scar Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Lancashire, England
Categories: lower light, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.98151° or 53° 58′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.88267° or 2° 52′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C5VX4J8+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6518645668

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q2099622

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Plover Scar Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Plover Scar”
French: “Phare de Plover Scar”
German: “Plover Scar Lighthouse”
German: “Plover Scar”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chapter House and Byways Caravan Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Briw House Substation and Crook Farm.

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Worth a closer look: Blackpool and Blackburn.

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