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BROMPTON, North Riding

Battle of the Standard Obelisk                 SE 360 977                   

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On 22nd August 1138, more than 12,000 Scots, led by King David l, were killed by the English at The Battle of the Standard. The Standard was the mast of a ship mounted on a wagon with a pyx on top containing the consecrated Host.

The small obelisk at the side of the A167 commemorates the site of the Battle.









 



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Sentry Circle                                                         SE 391 964      

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Completed in 2008, Derek Plews the farmer took three years to build Sentry Circle. It consists of fourteen stones, 6-8 feet in height, each weighing between one and a half and three tonnes and is 25 metres in diameter.

Other recently erected stone circles in Yorkshire include;
​BARNINGHAM, North Riding
​SCARBOROUGH, North Riding


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​Date taken: 2011

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Brompton Windmill                                        SE 377 966

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The windmill at Brompton was made into a dwelling after 2004. It was offered for sale for £325,000.











​Date taken: 2012


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