Gallows Hill

Gallows Hill is a locality in Caton-with-Littledale, Lancaster, England. Gallows Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet High Salter, as well as near the locality Roeburndale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ward’s Stone and Littledale Free Church.

Ward’s Stone

Peak

Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward's Stone is the highest hill in the Forest of Bowland, England. Its flat top hides two trig points nearly a kilometre apart. The western trig point sits atop of large rocks, including one, the Ward's Stone, that is so large it attracts boulderers and climbers.

Littledale Free Church

Church

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Littledale Free Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gallows Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farleton and Wray.

Farleton

Hamlet

Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster. Farleton is situated 4½ miles north of Gallows Hill.

Wray

Village

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

Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn. Wray is situated 4½ miles north of Gallows Hill.

Abbeystead

Hamlet

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

Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells. Abbeystead is situated 4½ miles southwest of Gallows Hill.

Gallows Hill

Type: Locality
Location: Caton-with-Littledale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.03858° or 54° 2′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.61626° or 2° 36′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C6V29QM+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8383911619

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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