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Williamson's Monument

Free admission

Williamson's Monument is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

Williamson's Monument, memorials & monuments in North West England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station
Staveley · 2.5 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Williamson's Monument is a public memorial in North-West England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Staveley, about 2.5 km away. Postcode area LA8.

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Heritage listing

High Knott, marked on some Ordnance Survey maps as Williamson's Monument, is a hill in the eastern part of the English Lake District, near Staveley, Cumbria. The monument on its summit was built by the Reverend T. Williamson in 1803, in memory of his father Thomas Williamson, who had climbed the fell every day before breakfast. The fell is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 901 feet (275 m) and Wainwright's route starts near the 17th-century Ulthwaite Bridge on the River Kent, climbing High Knott and then making a clockwise circuit to the early British village site at Hugill and "over the pleasant heights on the west side of mid-Kentmere".

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

High Knott, marked on some Ordnance Survey maps as Williamson's Monument, is a hill in the eastern part of the English Lake District, near Staveley, Cumbria. The monument on its summit was built by the Reverend T. Williamson in 1803, in memory of his father Thomas Williamson, who had climbed the fell every day before breakfast. The fell is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 901 feet (275 m) and Wainwright's route starts near the 17th-century Ulthwaite Bridge on the River Kent, climbing High Knott and then making a clockwise circuit to the early British village site at Hugill and "over the pleasant heights on the west side of mid-Kentmere". Access to the summit is (at May 2016) forbidden by the landowner.

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Coordinates
54.3937, -2.8419
Parish
Hugill
Postcode
LA8 9PX
Parliamentary constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Nearest railway station
Staveley2.5 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Williamson's Monument?
Williamson's Monument is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA8 9PX), in the parish of Hugill.
Is Williamson's Monument a listed building?
Williamson's Monument is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Williamson's Monument a protected site?
Yes — Williamson's Monument is part of the River Kent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Is Williamson's Monument free to visit?
Yes, Williamson's Monument is free to enter.
How do I get to Williamson's Monument?
The nearest railway station is Staveley, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA8 9PX.