Viewpoints · North West England
Giant's Chair
Giant's Chair is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Karl and Ali — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale · 2.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Giant's Chair is a named viewpoint in Lancashire, North-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Silverdale, about 2.2 km away. Postcode area LA5.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Jack Scout SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Arnside & Silverdale
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A Giant's Church (Finnish: Jätinkirkko, jatulinkirkko) is the name given to prehistoric stone enclosures found along the coast of Ostrobothnia region of Finland in an area that roughly stretches from Kokkola to Kemi, with the densest concentration around Raahe and Oulu. Dating from the subneolithic period (3500–2000 BC), they are an example of monumental architecture built by hunter-gatherers in Northern Europe.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The stone enclosures are rectangular or oval boulder embankments. Around forty sites are known, located in a 400 km strip on the northwest coast of Finland (Ostrobothnia). One of the largest known sites is Kastelli Giant's Church, which encloses an area of 60 by. The Giants' Churches have been dated to the "subneolithic" (ie. Mesolithic people who are beginning to use Neolithic artefacts) around 3500–2000 BC. By 1500 BC they were abandoned.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.1561, -2.8298
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Silverdale
- Postcode
- LA5 0UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale — 2.2 km
Sources
- osm: n1637827200 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Giant's Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Giant's Chair?
- Giant's Chair is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA5 0UA), in the parish of Silverdale.
- Is Giant's Chair a protected site?
- Yes — Giant's Chair is part of the Jack Scout SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Giant's Chair free to visit?
- Yes, Giant's Chair is free to enter.
- How do I get to Giant's Chair?
- The nearest railway station is Silverdale, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA5 0UA.