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.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)

Instances/Examples (30)

Context Record
Monument Type MKE41623 Boughton Monchelsea Park, Historic, Grade II listed, park (Landscape)
Monument Type MKE38514 CHURCH OF ST DUNSTAN (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE36093 CHURCH OF ST MARY HONYMOOD MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE31981 COAL TAXPOST (OBELISK) ON NORTH SIDE OF RAILWAY 500 YARDS WEST OF SWANLEY STATION (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE35723 GATES AND GATE PIERS TO THE WEST OF OXON HOATH (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE22456 GODMERSHAM PARK, COURTYARDS, WALLED GARDENS AND GATEWAYS (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE76347 Memorial Gardens, Ashford (Landscape)
Monument Type MKE30696 MONTREAL PARK OBELISK IN GARDEN OF NUMBER 81 (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE27688 MONUMENT ON TELEGRAPH HILL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE25077 MONUMENT TO 41 KENTISH MARTYRS (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE33918 MONUMENT TO GREET FAMILY IN CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE25476 MONUMENT TO JOHN LETHILULLIER OF SUTTON PLACE TO NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE28872 MONUMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE DUNNING FAMILY CIRCA 4 1/2 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE26454 MONUMENT TO SAYER FAMILY ABOUT 25 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE34744 MONUMENT TO WOODWARD FAMILY ABOUT 75 METRES NORTH OF CEMETERY CHAPEL, WITH PLOT WALL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE27648 OBELISK (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE93216 Obelisk (New London Stone), Upnor (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE36655 OBELISK 20 YARDS TO EAST OF ADDINGTON CHURCH (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE22908 OBELISK ABOUT 20 METRES EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY AND SAINT MARTIN (Listed Building)
Monument Type MWX18360 Obelisk marked on 1st Ed. OS (Monument)
Monument Type MKE19937 Obelisk, Lullingstone Park (Monument)
Monument Type MKE34719 RAILED MONUMENT TO DICK FAMILY AND ADJACENT RAILED CHEST TOMB ABOUT 100 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE24998 RAILINGS AND POST IN FRONT OF ST ALPHEGE CHURCH HALL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE36783 SIX TABLE TOMBS AND ONE OBELISK IN CHURCH OF SAINT OF JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE24537 ST ALPHEGE CHURCH HALL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE21732 THE COSWAY MONUMENT (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE26208 THE DOVER PATROL WAR MEMORIAL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE27748 THE OBELISK (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE34842 THE OBELISK (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE38427 WILSHIN MEMORIAL IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHAPEL OF EASE OF ST LUKE (Listed Building)