Rampside Leading Light, Barrow-in-Furness

Name: Rampside Leading Light
Address: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

#29 among attractions in Barrow-in-Furness

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Rampside Leading Light, Barrow-in-Furness

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Rampside Leading Light, also known as "The Needle", is a leading light located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port. It stands 20 metres tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside Lighthouse was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°5'11"N, 3°9'40"W

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Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom

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Rampside Leading Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portland Walk Shopping Centre, Piel Castle, Walney Lighthouse, St George's Church.

3.2 miNW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Portland Walk Shopping Centre, Barrow-in-Furness
81 min walk • Portland Walk is a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed in 1998 on the site of the former Forshaw Street, it was designed as a modern extension to Dalton Road; Barrow's principal shopping district.
1.7 miS
Forts and castles
Piel Castle, Barrow-in-Furness
44 min walk • Piel Castle, also known as Fouldry Castle or the Pile of Fouldray, is a castle situated on the south-eastern point of Piel Island, off the coast of the Furness Peninsula in north-west England.
2.8 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Walney Lighthouse, Barrow-in-Furness
73 min walk • Walney Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The current building dates to the early 19th-century and is Grade II* listed as well as being the southernmost man-made structure in Cumbria.
2.9 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St George's Church, Barrow-in-Furness
73 min walk • St. George's Church is in St George's Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the oldest active Anglican parish church in the town.
3.2 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness
82 min walk • The Forum is a theatre, media and arts centre located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The complex is currently home to a large theatre and stage, several conference and function rooms, Barrow's main tourist information centre and a Costa Coffee outlet.
3.1 miNW
Park
Barrow Park, Barrow-in-Furness
80 min walk • Barrow Park is a 45-acre public park in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located entirely within the Parkside ward, to which the park lends its name, bound by Abbey Road, Park Drive, Greengate Street and Park Avenue.
3.1 miNW
Bridge
Michaelson Road Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness
80 min walk • Michaelson Road Bridge is a road bridge connecting Central Barrow to Barrow Island in south Cumbria, England. The original high-level bridge was a swing bridge and then replaced by a pair of lift and roll bridges constructed between 1800 and 1884 then superseded by a more modern pair of bascule bridges in the mid 1960s.
3.5 miN
Forts and castles
Gleaston Castle
89 min walk • Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England. Gleaston Castle has a quadrilateral plan, with a tower at each corner.
3.4 miNW
Shopping, Department store
Co-operative Building, Barrow-in-Furness
86 min walk • The Co-operative Building on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a former department store. Constructed by the Barrow Co-operative Society in 1889 and expanded in 1902 it served as the town's largest such shop up until closure in 1996.
3 miNW
Church
St John's Church, Barrow-in-Furness
76 min walk • St. John's Church is a church on Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
3.8 miNW
Nightlife
Furness Abbey Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness
98 min walk • The Furness Abbey Hotel was demolished in 1953, having been bombed in May 1941. Its site now forms the car park to Furness Abbey and the museum. The station at Furness Abbey also suffered bomb damage and was demolished in the early 1950s.