Headin Haw facts for kids
Headin Haw in foreground, with Roa Island (left) and Piel Island in background
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 Headin Haw
Location in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Headin Haw
Location in Morecambe Bay
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| Location | Morecambe Bay |
| Coordinates | 54°05′51″N 3°12′09″W / 54.09750°N 3.20250°W |
| Archipelago | British Isles |
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United Kingdom
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| County | Cumbria |
Headin Haw, sometimes spelled Headen Haw, is a small island that is part of the Islands of Furness. It's a special kind of island called a tidal island. This means it's connected to the mainland by land when the tide is low, but it becomes surrounded by water when the tide is high.
Headin Haw is located about 200 metres (220 yards) off the coast of Cumbria, England. It's very close to the town of Barrow-in-Furness.
Back in 1853, a company called The Melfort Gunpowder Company built a special building on Headin Haw. This building was a powder magazine. A powder magazine is a safe place used to store gunpowder. From this island, gunpowder was sent to other places like Powka, Hodbarrow, and Whitehaven. It was even shipped further away using the company's own ships. The magazine was used for many years, but it stopped being used in April 1876. Today, you can still see the remains of this old magazine on the island.
