'The Fortress', Whitehills
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'The Fortress', Whitehills
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 20 May 2012
A sculpture in stone blocks and earth 30m long and 15m wide by Richard Cole 1986. The granite blocks came from the old Scotswood Bridge. Resembles a fortification on the top of the hill, a former colliery pit heap. Known locally as 'the fortress'. http://www.twsitelines.info/Siteline.nsf/8f71f680ce308c9a802573a80061c133/d64175f0c7141e50802576af003eb20a
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Image Location
Latitude
54.935346
Longitude
-1.568119