Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
May Pole
May Pole — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
David Rogers — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
May Pole is a memorial located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
"The May-Pole of Merry Mount" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It first appeared in The Token and Atlantic Souvenir in 1836. It was later included in Twice-Told Tales, a collection of Hawthorne's short stories, in 1837. It tells the story of the Merrymount Colony (aka Mount Wollaston), a 17th-century British colony located in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Background
Description
Endicott and his Puritan followers suppress freedom and individuality, a common theme for Hawthorne. At the beginning of the story "jollity" and "gloom" are said to be contending for an empire, the Merry Mount colonists personifying jollity or mirth and the Puritans being the emblems of gloom and doom. Hawthorne satirizes both parties, though there is a particular gloomy foreshadowing mentioned early on in the story presaging the arrival of the puritans in the story, suggesting dark consequences. The youth and maiden go from being Merry Mounters to, presumably, becoming members of the Puritan community. In this sense it is not clear whether Hawthorne actually sides with the Puritans or the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6367, -2.6026
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Temple Sowerby
- Postcode
- CA10 1RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- osm: node/3455282123 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The May-Pole of Merry Mount (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is May Pole?
- May Pole is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1RX), in the parish of Temple Sowerby.
- Is May Pole free to visit?
- Yes, May Pole is free to enter.
- How do I get to May Pole?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1RX. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.