Hoad Monument

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monument tower

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hoad Monument canonical	1
Sir John Barrow Monument	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Sir John Barrow Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
lighting	illuminated on special occasions ⓘ
locatedIn	Cumbria ⓘ England ⓘ Ulverston NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Sir John Barrow Monument & Hoad Hill Local Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Hoad Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	local limestone ⓘ
memorialFor	Sir John Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Sir John Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersViewOf	Lake District fells NERFINISHED ⓘ Morecambe Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
opened	1850 ⓘ
overlooks	Ulverston NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	Ulverston Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	landscape of Furness ⓘ
subjectOf	local cultural events ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedAs	landmark ⓘ navigation aid (visual landmark) ⓘ

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Ulverston → hasLandmark → Hoad Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir John Barrow Monument