What is recorded here
Fishcarling Head is a coastal headland composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its resistant rock formations that have withstood coastal erosion, contributing to the distinctive topography of the Westmorland and Furness coastline.
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Places near here
Park HillMountain / peak · 965 yd
Milnthorpe Bridge Over River BelaListed building · 1260 yd
Sandside Quarry Lime KilnsRuins · 1547 yd
Milestone north of MilnthorpeMonument or public art · 1607 yd
Heversham - Milnthorpe boundary stoneMonument or public art · 1647 yd
Haverbrack BankMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Haverbrack Bank Slip CaveCave or cavern · 1.3 mi
Heversham HeadVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Longtail WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Birkswood PointHeadland · 1.6 mi
Heversham Head PlantationForest · 1.6 mi
Heron Corn MillMuseum · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0