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Fort Shirley Cemetery

Tours drive right past this military burial ground to get the the Shirley Heights lookout.

Piccadilly, Antigua and Barbuda

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Admire the impressive view of the surrounding landscape.   femaleabroad (Atlas Obscura User)
If you see this, you've gone too far!   femaleabroad (Atlas Obscura User)
A white obelisk overlooks the cemetery.   femaleabroad (Atlas Obscura User)
One of the graves.   femaleabroad (Atlas Obscura User)
A modest collection of graves.   femaleabroad (Atlas Obscura User)
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Travelers who keep their eyes trained on the lefthand side of the road en route Shirley Heights Lookout restaurant will notice a small cemetery with an amazing view.

If you have a chance to retrace your steps just before the turn, you will be met with about a dozen graves and a white obelisk forever looking over the ocean; this area is for the deceased soldiers and officers of the 54th Regiment, Second Battalion Dorsets. 

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Even when the viewpoint is crowded with tourists, the cemetery tends to remain peaceful.

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August 8, 2023

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