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Sir Tatton Sykes Monument

Garton Hill, near Sledmere, East Yorkshire

A 120-foot spire for a famous horse breeder.

Sir Tatton Sykes was a well-loved Yorkshire landowner and racehorse breeder who rode to every race meeting on horseback. When he died in 1863, his tenants and friends raised a tall Gothic spire on Garton Hill in his memory.

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When
1865
Where
54.0550, -0.5230
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Beside the B1252 between Garton-on-the-Wolds and Sledmere.

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