The Stoodley Pike monument stands on the
moors above Todmorden in West Yorkshire. The
site was probably originally used for bronze
age burials as bones were found when
excavating for the first circular tower. The
first monument was built in 1815 to celebrate
the peace at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Unfortunately it collapsed when the next war
started, on the very day that the Russian
ambassador left London before the Crimean
War. The current structure (121 feet) was
designed by local architect James Green and
was completed in 1856. You can climb up the
39 steps of the inner spiral staircase
to get great views.

Landranger Grid Reference SD971236