Durlston Castle Globe - Durlston Head, Swanage, Dorset, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
N 50° 35.704 W 001° 57.189
30U E 574093 N 5605319
This impressive site has an enormous globe sculpture of the world.
Waymark Code: WM5H2N
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/06/2009
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This huge stone structure weighs 40 tons and is 10 feet in diameter. The Globe is positioned at the base of a long flight of steps south of the castle. The Globe was erected during 1887 in several pieces and sits 139 ft above sea level.