Cross of Sacrifice
The Cross of Sacrifice is a Commonwealth war memorial designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission. It is present in Commonwealth war cemeteries containing 40 or more graves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burlington Heights and Hamilton Cemetery.
Burlington Heights
Peak
Photo: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burlington Heights refers to a promontory or area of flat land sitting elevated above the west end of Hamilton Harbour in the city of Hamilton, Ontario which continues as a peninsula to the north toward the city of Burlington, Ontario.
Hamilton Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hamilton Cemetery on York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, is the oldest public burial ground in the city. It is located on Burlington Heights, a high sand and gravel isthmus that separates Hamilton's harbor on the east from Cootes Paradise on the west. Hamilton Cemetery is situated 300 metres southeast of Cross of Sacrifice.
Dundurn Castle
Museum
Photo: Nhl4hamilton, Public domain.
Dundurn Castle is a historic neoclassical mansion on York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The 1,700-square-metre house took three years and $175,000 to build and was completed in 1835. Dundurn Castle is situated 1 km southeast of Cross of Sacrifice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathcona and Westdale.
Strathcona
Neighborhood
The Strathcona neighbourhood is located west of downtown Hamilton, Ontario, and is bounded by Highway 403, the CNR rail line, Queen Street, York Boulevard and Main Street.
Westdale
Neighborhood
Westdale is a residential neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is centred in the Westdale Village shopping district and located near McMaster University.
Hess Village
Neighborhood
Hess Village is a pedestrianized area in the downtown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which is named after the street its located on, Hess Street, a north-south Lower City collector street that travels through the centre of the area, and is between Main Street and King Street.
Cross of Sacrifice
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.27582° or 43° 16′ 33″ northLongitude
-79.89068° or 79° 53′ 27″ westInception
1919Open location code
87M274G5+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 9106282094OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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