Ruined tower on top of Dixon Heights, Newton Fell
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Ruined tower on top of Dixon Heights, Newton Fell
Image: © Karl and Ali Taken: 5 Sep 2012
A.Wainwright in his 'Outlying Fells' volume states that the tower was: 'habitable and used by the Home Guard during the last war. The origins and purpose of the tower are obscure. There is a legend that it was a lookout for the observation of smugglers in the estuary but it seems equally likely to have been merely a decoration of the Eller How estate, this theory being supported by the presence of other ornamental stonework in the vicinity.'. The Heights are now CRoW access land and accessible via public footpath. It is well worth the small exertion for the wide-ranging views.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.226201
Longitude
-2.901112