Obelisk and sheep on Hoo Hill, dusk:: OS grid SK2701 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SK2701 : Obelisk and sheep on Hoo Hill, dusk

near to Polesworth, Warwickshire, Great Britain

Obelisk and sheep on Hoo Hill, dusk

This view of the obelisk is from beside the scary B5000 Grendon Road. It was probably erected in the 1850s to mark the supposed site of the Norman chapel of St Leonard at Hoo, demolished in 1538 in the course of Henry VIII's suppression of the monasteries. Hoo has the same meaning as hoe, howe and heugh: a spur of land, "a height enduring abruptly or steeply". More of the story of this perplexing site is at SK2701 : Obelisk, Hoo Hill

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2012

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Grid Square: SK2701, 17 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Robin Stott (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 2 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 12 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening
Near (from Tags): Polesworth
Place (from Tags): Hoo Hill
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 2713 0184 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.8197N 1:36.0452W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 2705 0191
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)