Wolsty Castle

Wolsty Castle is an archaeological site in Holme Low, Cumberland, England. Wolsty Castle is situated nearby to the historic site Site of a Roman Tower, as well as near the motorhome stopover Heather Bank.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lees Scar Light and Christ Church.

Lees Scar Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lees Scar Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wolsty Castle.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 2 miles north of Wolsty Castle.

St Cuthbert’s Church

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Cuthbert’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Wolsty Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolsty and Beckfoot.

Wolsty

Locality

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wolsty is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Holme Low in Cumbria, England. It is located three-and-a-quarter miles south of Silloth-on-Solway, five miles west of Abbeytown, three-and-a-quarter miles north of the village of Mawbray, and twenty-three miles west of Cumbria's county town, Carlisle.

Beckfoot

Village

Photo: James Denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beckfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St Cuthbert in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5300 coast road, three miles south of Silloth-on-Solway and two miles north of the village of Mawbray.

Blitterlees

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blitterlees is a hamlet in the parish of Holme Low, one mile south of Silloth in Cumbria, England. The hamlet of Wolsty is located approximately 1 mile to the south as the crow flies, or 2.25 miles by road, and Cumbria's county town, Carlisle, is located 23 miles to the east.

Wolsty Castle

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Holme Low, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.84224° or 54° 50′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.39529° or 3° 23′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C6RRJR3+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 820907082

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site of a Roman Tower and Heather Bank.

Nearby Places

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