The Globe at Durlston Head

Poole Navigation Minehead
Map Ref: SZ035772 (locate via StreetMap)
Distances: Poole: 10m 16km, Minehead: 620m 992km

Durlston Head Dorset
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The Great Glob at Durlston Head was made in Greenwich in 1887. It is 10ft in diameter and weighs 40 tons. It was made in 15 sections of Portland Stone and was given to the town of Swanage by George Burt, a local stone merchant.

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