Thesaurus Term/Concept: OBELISK

Identifier 68774
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A tall, tapering pillar with a pyramidal top, generally square on plan. Used in England from the late 16th century as a public, funerary or garden monument.

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Context Record
Monument Type MDR1819 Cross base, Clergy House, Litton (Monument)
Monument Type MDR16273 Obelisk at Junction of Temple Road & South Parade (A6), Matlock Bath (Building)
Monument Type MDR8408 Obelisk, All Saints churchyard, Youlgreave (Monument)
Monument Type MDR16231 War Memorial adjacent to St Helen's House, King Street, Derby (Building)