Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | tower, Hermitage Hill | |
| site name:- | Great Head House | |
| locality:- | Hermitage Hill | |
| parish |
Ulverston parish, once in
Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| tower; folly | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD30127609 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD37
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| 1Km square | SD3076 | |
 tower, Hermitage Hill -- Great Head House -- Hermitage Hill -- Ulverston -- Cumbria / -- 6.7.2007 | ||
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
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Beware of the miswritten grid ref SD 3301 4761: this is
really 33014761 in ngr numerical format ie SD301761.
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| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| TOWER ON HERMITAGE HILL AT SD 3301 4761 / / PRIORY ROAD / ULVERSTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460004 / SD3011876097 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Summerhouse. Early C19, restored 1980s. Rubble, covered with cement slurry. Roof not visible. Octagonal plan. 2 storeys, with storey band and with corbel table below parapet. A corbelled turret projects at parapet level on the south side. The joinery is late C20 stained hardwood. On the ground floor there are 3 openings with plain reveals and pointed arches, now with glazed doors. A 4th opening is blocked. On the 1st floor there are 4 windows with plain reveals and segmental heads. Below the turret there is a narrow blind recess. | ||
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD30117609 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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