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Fort Shirley Cemetery
Piccadilly, Antigua and Barbuda
Tours drive right past this military burial ground to get the the Shirley Heights lookout.
Admire the impressive view of the surrounding landscape.
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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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