Barr Beacon (Walsall)
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historic landmark, war memorial
Barr Beacon is a hill that rises to a height of 227 metres - is an important regional landmark and offers excellent views. The Memorial sits on a grass mound, which conceals what used to be a cricular stone terrace which ran all around the midpoint of the memorial and included stone pillars with heavy ornate link chains.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr_Beacon
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Coordinates: 52°34'22"N 1°54'39"W
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- Anglo-Japanese Peace Garden 21 km
- National Memorial Arboretum 22 km
- Garden of Memory 31 km
- Tunstall Memorial Park 58 km
- Hollinsend War Memorial 93 km
- St Mary's Church and graveyard, Lymm 97 km
- International Bomber Command Centre 117 km
- Bomber Command Memorial 117 km
- Hartlepool War Memorial 240 km
- Doe Bank Park 1 km
- Barr Beacon School 1.3 km
- Streetly Cemetery & Crematorium 1.5 km
- Great Barr Golf Club 1.7 km
- Cuckoo's Nook and The Dingle Local Nature Reserve 1.8 km
- Hay Head Wood Local Nature Reserve 2.5 km
- Former site of Walsall Aldridge airport 2.6 km
- Sutton Vesey 4.6 km
- Walsall (Metropolitan Borough of) 5.6 km
- Sandwell 9 km