Reform Monument

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The photograph on this page of Reform Monument by Michael Riddle as part of the Geograph project.

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Reform Monument

Image: © Michael Riddle Taken: 30 Dec 2020

This tapering tower was built in 1832 by the supporters of the Whig Party to celebrate the passing of the 1832 Reform Act. The tower rises to 58 metres above sea level and has been found to have been built on the site of a prehistoric cist burial.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.491916
Longitude
-1.799137