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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Instances/Examples (8)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MNN106424 All Saints War Memorial (Building)
Monument Type	MNN34751 Market Cross, Northampton Market Square (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN108919 Naseby Obelisk (Building)
Monument Type	MNN109089 Obelisk approx 100m south of Arthingworth Manor (Building)
Monument Type	MNN110801 Obelisk at junction of Thrapston Road and Irthlingborough Road (Building)
Monument Type	MNN109309 Planting Stone at SP68136480 (Building)
Monument Type	MNN109329 Planting Stone at SP68856472 (Building)
Monument Type	MNN106823 The Obelisk (Building)