Blackdown Hills
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| Area | 370 |
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| Locations | Devon |
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| Did you know | The Blackdown Hills is an unspoilt rural landscape of great beauty with an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna to discover. |
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| ID | 1133590 |
About Blackdown Hills
The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1991. The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand with some remnants of chalk, and is cut through by river valleys.
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Scaffolding Santas help repair Welling Monument
... Scaffolders dressed as Father Christmas have covered the Wellington Monument on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset...
Scaffolding Santas help repair Welling Monument
A team of Father Christmases covered The Monument in scaffolding
A team of Santas have helped put up scaffolding around a historic landmark ahead of repair work taking place.
Scaffolders dressed as Father Christmas have covered the Wellington Monument on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset.
The Grade II* listed, 175ft (53m) triangular obelisk was built in 1817 as a tribute to The Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo.
The stonework is crumbling and The Monument has been fenced off since 2005 due to falling debris.
The National Trust said The Project to repair The Monument will Cost £3. 45m and take 18 months to complete.
The Grade II* listed obelisk is 175ft (53m) tall It was built in 1817 as a tribute to The Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo Stonework is crumbling and The Monument has been fenced off since 2005 Scaffolding has been erected around a historic landmark ahead of repair work taking place The Obelisk is situated on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset The Project to repair The Monument will Cost £3. 45m.
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Source of news: bbc.com
