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Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Andrew Hill
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Above the front door the sign says "King Billy" but the proper name is King William IV
©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.5km north<br/>These prehistoric stones can be found by walking a field path SW from the level crossing on the main road.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.7km south<br/>
©Andrew Woodhall
Dist:0.7km east<br/>
©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.8km north<br/>Taken from the main road. Has anyone sampled the product?
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:1.0km southwest<br/>This track connects Kirksanton to the Irish Sea.
©Andrew Woodhall
Dist:1.4km west<br/>Looking south east
©Chris Upson
Dist:1.4km north<br/>Black Combe rising beyond.
©Andrew Hill
Dist:1.5km northwest<br/>A house in an exposed position overlooking the Irish Sea by the end of the lane from Silecroft village.
©Andrew Hill
Dist:1.5km east<br/>This is a small circle on a plateau overlooking the Irish Sea. Haverigg wind farm is in the middle distance.
©Andrew Woodhall
Dist:1.5km northeast<br/>White Combe in the distance.
©Andrew Woodhall
Dist:1.5km north<br/>An "up" train of reprocessed nuclear material from BNFL at Sellafield (perhaps destined for a Polaris refit at nearby Barrow shipyard) awaits a green light at Silecroft station. The spectacular Furness line from Barrow to Carlisle might have disappeared long ago but for Sellafield's economic significance in West Cumbria.
©Andrew Woodhall
Dist:1.5km northwest<br/>This photo taken looking North along Silecroft Beach, while the tide was still quite high.
©Brian Green
Dist:1.5km northwest<br/>Beneath the low cloud in the centre of the photograph lies the Isle of Man - honest. The view from the car park.
©David Long

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