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Memorials & monuments · North West England

Sir John Barrow Monument

In or near Swarthmoor.

Sir John Barrow Monument — Tower for Sir John Barrow in Cumbria, England.

Sir John Barrow Monument

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Sir John Barrow Monument is a memorial in north west. (Tower for Sir John Barrow in Cumbria, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Sir John Barrow Monument is a 100-foot (30 m) tower at the top of the 436-foot (133 m) Hoad Hill, near Ulverston in Cumbria, England. It commemorates Sir John Barrow (1764–1848), who was born in Ulverston. It was built in 1850 at a cost of £1250, the cost being met mainly by public subscription."

Coordinates
54.2025, -3.0828

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