Lansdowne Monument
The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near Cherhill in Wiltshire, 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.
- Monument
- …is also known as “Cherhill Monument”
- …stands 125 feet (38 metres) tall
- Description: monument on Cherhill Down, in Calne Without, Wiltshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherhill White Horse and Calstone and Cherhill Downs.
Cherhill White Horse
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down… Cherhill White Horse is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Lansdowne Monument.
Calstone and Cherhill Downs
Grassland
Calstone and Cherhill Downs is a 128.6 hectare… Calstone and Cherhill Downs is situated 1,800 feet south of Lansdowne Monument.
The Black Horse Inn
The Black Horse Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Lansdowne Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherhill and Calstone Wellington.
Calstone Wellington
Calstone Wellington is a small village and former…
Lansdowne Monument
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Latitude
51.42278° or 51° 25′ 22″ north
Longitude
-1.93272° or 1° 55′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C3WC3F8+4W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
Wikidata ID
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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.
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