More information : (TF 00876194) Dunston Pillar (NAT) (1)
A beacon, built in 1751, to guide travellers crossing Lincoln
Heath. (2)
Dunston Pillar, a square tapering pillar built as a lighthouse
in 1751 by Sir Francis Dashwood to guide travellers over the
desolate heath. A statue of George III replaced the lantern in
1810 but this has been recently removed (3). The pillar was
formerly 92 ft high with a staircase inside; now reduced to a
stump by demolition during the 1939-45 war. Grade 2 (4). (3-4)
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