Monument record MDO7845 - Obelisk on Fir Hill, Moreton

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Summary

A stone obelisk around 70 feet high topped with an urn, erected in 1785-6 in memory of James Frampton who died in 1784. It was designed by James Hamilton of Weymouth and commissioned by Captain John Houlton.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 177.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 88 NW 28.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 806 884 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Moreton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 017 006
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NW 28
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Moreton 6

Record last edited

Aug 13 2014 1:56PM

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