List of monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Difference between revisions

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The '''Wellington Monument''' is a 175 [[foot (unit of length)|ft.]] high triangular tower located on the highest point of the [[Blackdown Hills]], [[Wellington|Wellington, Somerset]], [[Somerset]]. The construction was started in 1817 completed in 1892. It was built on land belonging to the [[Duke of Wellington]], who took histhe name of his peerage from thisthe village. Construction was started in 1817 and was completed in 1892. It is now owned by the [[National Trust]].

==External links==

See *[http://www.follies.btinternet.co.uk/wellington.html Follies and monuments]

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