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Alfred's Tower, modern monumental structure in Stourhead Park, on borders of Wilts and Somerset, 5 miles NE. of Wincanton. It stands 150 ft. high, on a hill which is 800 ft., and was built to commemorate the achievements of Alfred the Great.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "modern monumental structure" (ADL Feature Type: "monuments") |
Administrative units: | Wiltshire AncC |
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