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 include 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 Point, 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″ northLongitude
-2.88267° or 2° 52′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5VX4J8+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6518645668OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q2099622
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Highlights include Chapter House and Byways Caravan Park.
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