What is recorded here
Piel Island, located in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, has a long history of human activity, including a medieval chapel and later use as a quarantine station for smallpox patients in the 19th century. It is notable for its role in public health history and its connection to the Piel family, who were prominent local landowners.
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Places near here
The Ship InnListed building · 128 yd
Piel CastleScheduled monument · 236 yd
North East PointHeadland · 1217 yd
Roa Island HotelListed building · 1308 yd_at_high_spring_tide_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3316250.jpg?width=1280)
Foulney IslandIsland · 1626 yd
ShipwreckShipwreck · 1672 yd
Haws PointHeadland · 1.0 mi
Shipwreck close to the causewayShipwreck · 1.0 mi
Sheep IslandIslet · 1.1 mi
South Walney Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.1 mi
South Walney Nature Reserve Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.5 mi
Hare HillMountain / peak · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0