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Latitude: 51.4228 / 51°25'21"N
Longitude: -1.9327 / 1°55'57"W
OS Eastings: 404774
OS Northings: 169309
OS Grid: SU047693
Mapcode National: GBR 3VG.Q6D
Mapcode Global: VHB43.GH3N
Plus Code: 9C3WC3F8+4W
Entry Name: The Lansdowne Monument
Listing Date: 31 July 1986
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1253569
English Heritage Legacy ID: 436611
Also known as: Cherhill Monument
ID on this website: 101253569
SU 06 NW CALNE WITHOUT CHERHILL DOWN
6/39 The Lansdowne Monument
II*
Obelisk, 1845 by Sir Charles Barry for 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne in
memory of Sir William Petty (1623-87), statistician and economist,
ancestor of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. Rubble stone with ashlar
dressings, monumental scale. Three high steps, mostly collapsed,
plinth, pedestal and main shaft with moulded base splayed in from
pedestal. 125' over-all, erected at a cost of ?1,359. No
inscription. A landmark for miles around.
Listing NGR: SU0477469309
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