Penshaw Hill and Monument
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Penshaw Hill and Monument
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 23 Mar 2018
A folly built in 1844 dedicated to John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham. The monument, a half-sized replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, is sited at the top of this 446' hill and dominates the local landscape. It was gifted to the National Trust by the 5th Earl of Durham in 1939.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.88198
Longitude
-1.479689