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The Great Globe is a Grade II listed stone globe in Durlston Country Park near Swanage, Dorset, commissioned by George Burt and surrounded by cast iron railings. It is built from fifteen segments, and local press report a weight of about 40 tons.
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Great Globe
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Site-level location · 50.5949° N, 1.9521° W
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The Great Globe stands in the Victorian Pleasure Grounds of Durlston Country Park, which is open from sunrise to sunset all year.
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The country park and its car parks are open from sunrise to sunset all year.
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