The 40 ton limestone globe at Durlston Head, near Swanage,Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK.

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George Burt, a local wealthy quarryman and mason, commissioned this huge stone globe at Durlston Head, near Swanage. The globe weighs 40 tons and is 3 metres in diameter and was erected in 1887. The Globe is made from 11 blocks of local Portland Limestone and was constructed in Mowlem's Yard in Greenwich in 1887.

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Size: 5285px × 3524px
Location: Durlston Head, near Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Steve Atkins Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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