Hutton’s Monument
📍 MarskeNorth Yorkshire
A Grade II listed sandstone obelisk of about 1814 on a wooded hilltop above Marske in Swaledale, in memory of Matthew Hutton, who asked to be buried at his favourite viewpoint. It stands in a railed e
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A Grade II listed sandstone obelisk of about 1814 on a wooded hilltop above Marske in Swaledale, in memory of Matthew Hutton, who asked to be buried at his favourite viewpoint. It stands in a railed enclosure. It is seen from public footpaths and walks around Marske; check a map before trying to reach it.
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