Headin Haw
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Headin Haw, also spelled "Headen Haw", is an island of Furness in Lancashire North of the Sands. It lies in Morecambe Bay.
It is but a small tidal island approximately 200 yards off the Lancashire coast, adjacent to the major town of Barrow-in-Furness.
The Melfort Gunpowder Company built a powder magazine here in 1853. From here powder was delivered to the company magazine at Powka near Lindal Moor and also to Hodbarrow, Whitehaven and further afield in the Company's ships.[1][2]The magazine was last used in April 1876.[3]
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- Location map: 54°5’51"N, 3°12’9"W
| The Islands of Furness, Lancashire |
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Barrow Island • Chapel Island • Dova Haw • Foulney Island • Headin Haw • Piel Island • Roa Island • Sheep Island • Walney Island |