The Obelisk ( Brightling Needle):: OS grid TQ6721 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ6721 : The Obelisk ( Brightling Needle)

near to Brightling, East Sussex, Great Britain

The Obelisk ( Brightling Needle)

The Brightling Needle stands to the north-west of Brightling Park. It is 65ft high and stands on the second highest point of Sussex, 646ft above sea level.The most obvious reason John (mad jack) Fuller had this built to celebrate Wellingtons victory over Napoleon in 1815. It is also a possibility that Fuller had it built just to provide work for the villagers during severe unemployment.This is one of Jack Fullers five follies.

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2005

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Grid Square: TQ6721, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Janet Richardson (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for TQ6721)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Monday, 10 October, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 11 October, 2005
Category: Monument > Obelisk (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 67 21 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 50:58.1140N 0:23.0497E