Skelwith Hill

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Skelwith Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.03 km². It is one of 235 SSSIs in the county. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the Lake District National Park.

Other SSSIs nearby include Morecambe Bay, Outley Mosses and Yewbarrow Woods. For arrivals by rail, Ulverston Station is about 5.5 km to the south-west.

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