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Latitude: 50.6315 / 50°37'53"N
Longitude: -1.9698 / 1°58'11"W
OS Eastings: 402231
OS Northings: 81306
OS Grid: SZ022813
Mapcode National: GBR 453.6TY
Mapcode Global: FRA 67RD.QD9
Plus Code: 9C2WJ2JJ+H3
Entry Name: The Obelisk on North Hill
Listing Date: 21 March 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1119884
English Heritage Legacy ID: 108272
ID on this website: 101119884
Location: Ulwell, Dorset, BH19
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Studland
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Studland St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
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ULWELL ROAD (OFF)
The Obelisk on North Hill
II
Originally erected in London, near St Mary Woolnoth's Church, in the mid C19. Brought to Swanage by George Burt, and erected on its present site in 1892, to commemorate the provision of a new water supply to the town. Re-erected. in 1973 after being taken down during the Second World War. Hexagonal granite obelisk on a two-stage base, with pointed top, standing on a prehistoric round barrow. A prominent feature of the landscape.
Listing NGR: SZ0223181306
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