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Ham Hill War Memorial and Stone Circle
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsUnited KingdomEnglandSouth West EnglandSomersetSouth SomersetStoke Sub Hamdon
Ham Hill War Memorial and Stone Circle
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Somerset_gone_wild
April 9, 2022
Hiking
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Maker
Ham Hill and Doulting Stone Company (Makers)
Mr W. Bussell of Montacute (Designer)
Ceremony
Unknown
Date: 19 July 1923
Attended by: HRH Prince of Wales KG laid a bronze laurel wreath at the foot of the memorial (to whose column it was later fixed).
Unveiled
Date: 26 September 1920
Attended by: Reverend E. Skilton
Dedicated
Date: 26 September 1920
Attended by: Reverend E. Skilton performed the service. Those present included relatives of the Fallen, and villagers
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Maker
Ham Hill and Doulting Stone Company (Makers)
Mr W. Bussell of Montacute (Designer)
Ceremony
Unknown
Date: 19 July 1923
Attended by: HRH Prince of Wales KG laid a bronze laurel wreath at the foot of the memorial (to whose column it was later fixed).
Unveiled
Date: 26 September 1920
Attended by: Reverend E. Skilton
Dedicated
Date: 26 September 1920
Attended by: Reverend E. Skilton performed the service. Those present included relatives of the Fallen, and villagers
Somerset_gone_wild
April 4, 2022
Hiking
There is a single pub called the “The Prince Of Wales” at Hamhill, which sells, ice cream, ales, ciders, and food… With out door seating, overlooking the rolling Slopes.
JakobusPilger
October 7, 2025
Hiking
However, such war memorials, which one encounters so frequently along the way, regardless of nationality, language, or name, are always a testimony – still significant and relevant today – to the horrors of war and tyranny. They therefore all have two essential functions, and this continues anew for each generation:
-1- To commemorate and remember the victims
-2- To remind people of the need to maintain peace
-1- To commemorate and remember the victims
-2- To remind people of the need to maintain peace
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Elevation 180 m
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