Interesting Places I've Photographed
Lion At Gun Hill
St. George, Barbados
St. George, Barbados
Topic: Philatelic Photographs
DOMINABITUS A MARI US AD MARE A FLUMINE US AD TERMINOS ORRIS
(IT WILL RULE FROM SEA TO SEA, FROM RIVER TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH)
HEN IOA WILKINSON
CEN COH PED IX BRITAN
TRIB CASTR SCULPSIT
AD MDCCCLXVIII
M BROWN
D NICHOLL
D HARRIS
P R WILLIAM
MIL LAB COOP
GPS: N13° 08.551; W059° 33.353
Quick Description:
The Lion at Gun Hill is
located on the cliff southwest of the Gun Hill Signal Station in St. George,
Barbados.
Long Description:
The Lion at Gun Hill is a landmark figure carved out of coral limestone in
1868 by Captain Henry Wilkinson, 9th Foot Regiment - Adjutant General, with the
aid of four other military laborers. The 7' high rendition of the British
Imperial Lion stands on three paws with his left front paw resting on a red
globe. The red globe is symbolic of the worldwide British Empire.
Beneath the lion and on the edge of a limestone rectangle is inscribed, in
Latin, a verse taken from The Book of Psalms 72:8
DOMINABITUS A MARI US AD MARE A FLUMINE US AD TERMINOS ORRIS
(IT WILL RULE FROM SEA TO SEA, FROM RIVER TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH)
Within the limestone rectangle is Wilkinson's name, unit, and the date the
lion was sculpted.
HEN IOA WILKINSON
CEN COH PED IX BRITAN
TRIB CASTR SCULPSIT
AD MDCCCLXVIII
To to right of the lion are the names of the four military
laborers:
M BROWN
D NICHOLL
D HARRIS
P R WILLIAM
MIL LAB COOP
The stamp was issued by Barbados on May 4, 1970 as part of a 16 stamp set
depicting various Barbados sights.
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