Hoad Monument

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Hoad Monument is a prominent hilltop tower overlooking the town of Ulverston in Cumbria, England, built in the early 19th century as a memorial to naval hero Sir John Barrow.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sir John Barrow Monument 2
Hoad Monument canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
tower ⓘ
accessibleBy footpaths from Ulverston ⓘ
architecturalType tower ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Navy history ⓘ
exploration and maritime service ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo Sir John Barrow ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Sir John Barrow Monument ⓘ
linked to: Hoad Monument
hasCategory Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Cumbria ⓘ
Towers in Cumbria ⓘ
hasFeature internal staircase ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ
hasInscription commemorating Sir John Barrow’s public service ⓘ
hasRestoration major restoration completed in 2010 ⓘ
hasShape lighthouse-like tower ⓘ
height approximately 30 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
inception 1850 ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy Eddystone Lighthouse ⓘ
lighting illuminated on special occasions ⓘ
locatedIn Cumbria ⓘ
England ⓘ
Ulverston ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Sir John Barrow Monument & Hoad Hill Local Nature Reserve ⓘ
locatedOn Hoad Hill ⓘ
materialUsed local limestone ⓘ
memorialFor Sir John Barrow ⓘ
namedAfter Sir John Barrow ⓘ
offersViewOf Lake District fells ⓘ
Morecambe Bay ⓘ
opened 1850 ⓘ
overlooks Ulverston ⓘ
ownedBy Ulverston Town Council ⓘ
partOf landscape of Furness ⓘ
subjectOf local cultural events ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs landmark ⓘ
navigation aid (visual landmark) ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulverston → hasLandmark → Hoad Monument ⓘ
Ulverston → hasLandmark → Sir John Barrow Monument ⓘ
linked to: Hoad Monument
Hoad Monument → hasAlternativeName → Sir John Barrow Monument ⓘ
linked to: Hoad Monument