Broughton in Furness Obelisk

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Broughton in Furness Obelisk

Image: © Adrian Taylor Taken: 23 Mar 2022

Located in Market Square in the centre of Broughton in Furness, the obelisk was built to commemorate the Jubilee of King George III in 1810. There is an Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark with cut mark arrow on the plinth of the obelisk (detail photograph Image).

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.277777
Longitude
-3.211326