Listed Building record MDO16822 - The Obelisk on North Hill

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A granite obelisk standing on a round barrow, on the Swanage - Studland parish boundary. It was originally erected in London, near St Mary Woolnoth's Church, in the mid nineteenth century. It was brought to Swanage and erected on its present site in 1892 to commemorate the provision of a new water supply to the town.

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Grid reference SZ 02230 81320 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Studland; Dorset
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Mar 22 2012 3:33AM

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