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Gun Hill Signal Station
The military Signal Station at Gun Hill in the parish of St. George provides a magnificent and captivating view of the island! Built in 1818, this station, along with others around the island, were used to sight approaching ships and signal a warning to each other, alerting the troops to action. They were also used to warn of slave rebellions on the island.
Looking down from the Signal Station you will see a lion carved out of the limestone cliff. This historic landmark was sculpted in 1868 by Henry Wilkinson, the Adjutant General of the Imperial Forces that were stationed on the island.
Two inscriptions are carved into the rock at the base of the lion. One includes the name of the sculptor, his rank and the date he completed the sculpture. The other reads: "It (referring to the 'British lion') shall rule from the rivers to the sea and from the sea to the ends of the earth."
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