Cirencester Obelisk
Cirencester Obelisk is an obelisk in Cirencester, Cotswold District, England. Cirencester Obelisk is situated nearby to Cirencester Amphitheatre, as well as near the archaeological site Querns area.Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: obelisk in Cirencester, Cotswold, England, UK
- Also known as: “Obelisk At SP 0213 0132”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cirencester Amphitheatre and Querns area.
Cirencester Amphitheatre
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cirencester Amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Its remains are scheduled as an ancient monument. Archaeological digs have uncovered the earthworks, revealing the outline of the construction, which is still visible, with the banking reaching 25 feet from the bottom of the arena. Cirencester Amphitheatre is situated 430 feet northwest of Cirencester Obelisk.
Querns area
Archaeological site
The Querns is an area of Cirencester, an ancient market town in the Cotswold hills of England. Its principal feature is Cirencester Amphitheatre, an impressive ancient monument that is surrounded by many other archaeological features, most notably the extensive Roman quarries and a huge Roman cemetery, now largely buried beneath the Cirencester ring road. Querns area is situated 650 feet west of Cirencester Obelisk.
Lock up in grounds of Cotswold District Council Offices
Historic building
Photo: OrangeStarling1997, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lock up in grounds of Cotswold District Council Offices is a historic building, which is situated 990 feet northeast of Cirencester Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stratton and Kemble.
Stratton
Village
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratton is a village and ward in the civil parish of Cirencester, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about 22 miles from Gloucester. In 2018 the built up area and ward had an estimated population of 2584. Stratton is situated 1½ miles north of Cirencester Obelisk.
Kemble
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Cirencester is a picturesque market town in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire. It's an ancient market town with traditional Cotswold buildings and thriving shopping centre. Kemble is situated 3 miles southwest of Cirencester Obelisk.
Duntisbourne Leer
Village
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duntisbourne Leer is a hamlet in the county of Gloucestershire, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Duntisbourne Leer is situated 5 miles northwest of Cirencester Obelisk.
Cirencester Obelisk
Latitude
51.71057° or 51° 42′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.97062° or 1° 58′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3WP26H+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9705653034OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q17536618
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