Foxglove Post

Foxglove Post is a work of art in County Durham, North East England, England. Foxglove Post is situated nearby to Sakura Friendship Garden, as well as near the university Josephine Butler College.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham Castle.

Durham University Oriental Museum

Museum

The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Foxglove Post.

Durham Castle

University building

Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 1 mile north of Foxglove Post.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Foxglove Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houghall and Elvet.

Houghall

Hamlet

Photo: boyward, CC BY 3.0.

Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.

Elvet

Suburb

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Shincliffe

Village

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shincliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton.

Foxglove Post

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.7602° or 54° 45′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.57637° or 1° 34′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C6WQC6F+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 412819209

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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