Rowley's Hill | |
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The obelisk on the NE top of Rowley's Hill | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Prominence | 31 m (102 ft) |
Coordinates | 52°07′38″N 0°04′54″E / 52.12722°N 0.08173°E / 52.12722; 0.08173 |
Geography | |
Location | Cambridgeshire, England |
OS grid | TL426497 |
Topo map | OS 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
- ^ "Rowley's Hill". Hill Bagging. Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- "Rowley's Hill". Harston History. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Maggot's Mount". Harston History. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ 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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