Lansdowne Monument

The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near in , England, is a 38-metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument on Cherhill Down, in Calne Without, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cherhill Monument” and “Monumento de Cherhill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cherhill White Horse and Calstone and Cherhill Downs.

Photo: Schildiecom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill figure on Cherhill Down in , England, just outside the village of and about 3.5 miles east of . Dating from the late 18th century, it is much younger than the Neolithic white horses. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Lansdowne Monument.

Grassland
is a 128.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in , notified in 1971, including downland at and . is situated 1,800 feet south of Lansdowne Monument.

Pub
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Lansdowne Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherhill and Calstone Wellington.

Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles east of the town of , on the A4 road towards .

Hamlet
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is a small village and former parish, now part of parish, in , England. The village lies about 2.5 miles south-east of and has a 15th-century church.

Village
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is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in , England. It is in the northeast of Cherhill parish, 1 mile north of the A4 road approximately 4 miles east of and 9 miles west of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Lansdowne Monument.

Lansdowne Monument

Latitude
51.42278° or 51° 25′ 22″ north
Longitude
-1.93272° or 1° 55′ 58″ west
Height
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
9C3WC3F8+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1741829552
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q15241662
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Spanish—“Lansdowne Monument” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oldbury Castle and White Horse Plantation.

Nearby Places

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