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Beacon Hill Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

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Place	Beacon Hill
Traditional County	Cumbria
Unitary Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.124130
Longitude	-3.202187
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill emerges as a quiet rise above the industrial resonance of the Furness peninsula, holding a steady gaze toward the Irish Sea. It lies 1.3 miles north-east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 49°T, OS grid SD 215 704), and is situated south-west of Newton village. The landscape here is defined by a rugged, limestone-flecked terrain that catches the slanted, grey-gold light of the northern coast. To the north-east, the ancient, skeletal remains of Furness Abbey evoke a solemnity that drifts across the intervening pastures, grounding the modern surroundings in a deep, ecclesiastical silence. Residents often walk the short distance south to the green expanses of Barrow Park, where the manicured trees provide a stark contrast to the wilder, wind-swept fringes of the nearby Vale of Nightshade. Beacon Hill retains a character shaped by its proximity to the heavy iron-working heritage of the coast, yet it remains physically elevated above the clamour of the shipyards. During the late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the open fields, casting a cool, blue clarity upon the stone walls that demarcate the local farmsteads. This peripheral position grants Beacon Hill a vantage point over a region where the legacy of medieval monasticism and nineteenth-century steel-making exist in a permanent, quiet dialogue.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Barrow Public Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 231° SW
Abbots Vale Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 190° S
Barrow Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 233° SW · 18 ha
Furness Abbey Savignac And Cistercian Monasteries: Precinct Wall, Great Gatehouse, 'Chapel Outside The Gates', South West Gateway And Earthworks. (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 019° NNE · 29 ha
Bow Bridge Medieval Multi-Span Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 042° NE
Furness Abbey Visitor Centre (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 010° N
Emlyn Hughes Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 244° WSW
Vale of Nightshade (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 013° NNE
Lower Ormsgill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 276° W
Salthouse Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 168° SSE
Cavendish Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 183° S
James Ramsden Statue (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 240° WSW
Scarbarrow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 103° ESE
The Dock Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 241° WSW
Crook Scar (Wetland) — 1.8 mi, 250° WSW
Walney Meetings (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 283° WNW
Goldmire Beck (River) — 1.9 mi, 004° N
Lenny Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 272° W
Whampsters Beck (River) — 2.2 mi, 103° ESE
Dalton Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 018° NNE
North Walney (National Nature Reserve) — 2.6 mi, 295° WNW · 646 ha
Elliscales Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 012° NNE · 1 ha
Gleaston Watermill (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 083° E
Walk Haw Champer (Beach) — 2.9 mi, 254° WSW
Gleaston Castle (Castle) — 2.9 mi, 077° ENE
Sandy Gap (Beach) — 3.0 mi, 238° WSW
Sandscale Haws (National Nature Reserve) — 3.1 mi, 330° NNW · 262 ha
South Walney And Piel Channel Flats Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 179° S · 23k acres
Watch Tower (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 163° SSE
"The Plug" (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 341° NNW

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