Rowley's Hill

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Rowley's Hill

The obelisk on the NE top of Rowley's Hill
Elevation 50 m (164 ft)
Location Cambridgeshire, England
Prominence c. 33 m
Topo map OS Landranger 154
OS grid reference TL426497

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 (52.1362° 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.

Coordinates: 52.12722° N 0.08173° E