The Obelisk
The Obelisk is a historic structure at Studley Royal, a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1742, William Aislabie had a tall stepped pyramid erected as a memorial to his father, John Aislabie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: obelisk in Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Obelisk Approximately 80 Metres West Of Church Of St Mary” and “The Obelisk, Studley Royal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s and Studley Royal Park.
St Mary’s
Church
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The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style by William Burges. It is located in the grounds of Studley Royal Park at Fountains Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England.
Studley Royal Park
Garden
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Studley Royal Park is an estate in North Yorkshire, England. The site has an area of 800 acres and includes an 18th-century landscaped garden; the ruins of Fountains Abbey; Fountains Hall, a Jacobean mansion; and the Victorian St Mary's church, designed by William Burges. Studley Royal Park is situated 2,100 feet southeast of The Obelisk.
Banqueting House Approximately 100 Metres To West Of The Canal
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Banqueting House Approximately 100 Metres To West Of The Canal is situated 1,600 feet southeast of The Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Risplith and Ingerthorpe.
Risplith
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risplith is a village in the civil parish of Sawley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Ripon on the B6265 road to Pateley Bridge. Risplith is situated 2 miles west of The Obelisk.
Ingerthorpe
Hamlet
Ingerthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish about 7 miles from Harrogate, now in the parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Ingerthorpe is situated 2 miles southeast of The Obelisk.
Galphay
Hamlet
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Galphay is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a lower dales village, some 4 miles west of Ripon and close to the larger village of Kirkby Malzeard. Galphay is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Obelisk.
The Obelisk
- Categories: obelisk and historic site
- Location: Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.11843° or 54° 7′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.58138° or 1° 34′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6W4C99+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 2466577026OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q26443427
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Obelisk”. Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.