Wolfhole Crag
| Wolfhole Crag | ||
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 Trigonometric point on the Wolfhole Crag |
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| height | 527 m | |
| location | Lancashire , England | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 '0 " N , 2 ° 33' 58" W | |
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| particularities | The geographic center of Great Britain (including the islands) is on the southern slope of the mountain | |
The Wolfhole Crag is a mountain in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire , England . The mountain is elongated in an east-west direction and at a height of 527 m only has a notch height of 40 m.
The Ordnance Survey found in 2002 that the geographic center of Great Britain , including all islands, is on the southern slope of Wolfhole Crag. The point is not marked in any way and also not a particularly prominent point in the landscape. ( 54 ° 0 ′ 13.2 ″ N , 2 ° 32 ′ 52.3 ″ W )
The geographical center excluding the islands is according to the Ordnance Survey at Calderstone Hospital on the outskirts of Whalley (OS Grid reference SD7232136671)
proof
- ^ Stuck in the middle with ewe BBC News October 20, 2002
- ↑ Ordnance MapZone Question: Where is the center of mainland Great Britain?