In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lee Scar Rocks like this:

Lee Scar Rocks, skerry, off coast of Cumberland, at mouth of Solway Firth, 5 miles N. of Allonby; has lighthouse 45 ft. high, with fixed light (Lee Scar) 25 ft. above high water and seen 10 miles.

Lee Scar Rocks through time

Lee Scar Rocks is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lee Scar Rocks itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lee Scar Rocks in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24557

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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