Pilcher Monument

The Pilcher Monument is an obelisk in , , erected in memory of JG Pilcher, an oil merchant killed in a boat wreck in 1868. The monument stands above Havre Gosselin bay, the site of the 1868 incident, in which five men were killed.
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  • Monument
  • …is also known as “Giles Pilcher Monument”
  • Description: obelisk in Sark, Channel Islands

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is situated 1¼ km northeast of Pilcher Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sark and Little Sark.
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Pilcher Monument

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Latitude
49.42845° or 49° 25′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.37368° or 2° 22′ 25″ west
Open location code
8CXVCJHG+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 274398606
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q101068273

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