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Hill in Cambridgeshire, England

Rowley's Hill
The obelisk on the NE top of Rowley's Hill
Highest point
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
Prominence31 m (102 ft)
Coordinates52°07′38″N 0°04′54″E / 52.12722°N 0.08173°E / 52.12722; 0.08173
Geography
LocationCambridgeshire, England
OS gridTL426497
Topo mapOS Landranger 154

Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height (51 m (167 ft)), it has a relatively large prominence of 31 m (102 ft) due to it being surrounded on all sides by a 'moat' of much lower land. It therefore stands separate from the other hills in the region and has a distinctive appearance.

The hill has a north east top, St Margaret's Mount, Maggot's Mount or Maggots Mound (52°08′10″N 0°06′20″E / 52.1362°N 0.1056°E / 52.1362; 0.1056). On top of this is a grade II listed obelisk. It is a memorial to Gregory Wale, of Little Shelford, of the eighteenth century.

References

  1. ^ "Rowley's Hill". Hill Bagging. Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. "Rowley's Hill". Harston History. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Maggot's Mount". Harston History. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Obelisk at Maggots Mound (1127838)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

External links

Media related to Rowley's Hill, Cambridgeshire at Wikimedia Commons

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