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Beech Beacon (Great Barr Interchange)

In or near Birmingham.

Beech Beacon (Great Barr Interchange) — Public artwork (sculpture) by Rosemary Terry.

Beech Beacon (Great Barr Interchange)

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Beech Beacon (Great Barr Interchange) is a other in west midlands. (Hill in Walsall, West Midlands, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. It gives its name to nearby Great Barr and to the local secondary school Barr Beacon School. It is historically the site of a beacon where fires were lit in times of impending attack or on celebratory occasions. The site is on green belt land and is of local importance for nature conservation, as defined by Walsall Borough Council, who have designated some 60 acres of it as a Local Nature Reserve."

Coordinates
52.5445, -1.9311

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