Rowley's Hill
Appearance
Rowley's Hill | |
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![]() The obelisk on the NE top of Rowley's Hill | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Prominence | c. 33 m |
Coordinates | 52°07′38″N 0°04′54″E / 52.12722°N 0.08173°E |
Geography | |
Location | Cambridgeshire, England |
OS grid | TL426497 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 154 |
Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height (50 m/164 ft), it has a relatively large prominence due to it being surrounded on all sides by a 'moat' of much lower land. It therefore stands separate from the other hills in the region and has a distinctive appearance.
The hill has a north east top, St Margaret's Mount (52°08′10″N 0°06′20″E / 52.1362°N 0.1056°E), on top of which is an obelisk. It is a memorial to Gregory Wale, of Little Shelford, of the eighteenth century.