2018

NT8241 : The Lord Dunglass Obelisk on the Hirsel Estate

taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Wark, Northumberland, England

The Lord Dunglass Obelisk on the Hirsel Estate
The Lord Dunglass Obelisk on the Hirsel Estate
This 6m high sandstone obelisk was erected by the 9th Earl of Home in memory of his son William, Lord Dunglass, who was killed in 1781 at the Battle of Guildford, North Carolina, during the American War of Independence.

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NT8241, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 7 January, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 January, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 8202 4135 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:39.9195N 2:17.2428W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 8202 4135
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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