Skelmore Heads Fort
Skelmore Heads Fort is an archaeological site in Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, England. Skelmore Heads Fort is situated nearby to the forest Heaning Wood, as well as near the park The Hagg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick and Urswick Tarn.
St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Skelmore Heads Fort.
Urswick Tarn
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urswick Tarn is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Skelmore Heads Fort.
Birkrigg stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birkrigg stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria. Birkrigg stone circle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Skelmore Heads Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swarthmoor and Lindal-in-Furness.
Swarthmoor
Village
Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.
Lindal-in-Furness
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies eight miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, on the A590 trunk road.
Bardsea
Village
Photo: C.Sage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bardsea is a village in the Low Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is two miles to the south-east of Ulverston on the northern coast of Morecambe Bay. It is in the historic county of Lancashire. Bardsea is situated 1½ miles east of Skelmore Heads Fort.
Skelmore Heads Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.16718° or 54° 10′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.11298° or 3° 6′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6R5V8P+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 978212785OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heaning Wood and The Hagg.
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