North Yorkshire
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Ripon

Ripon Obelisk

The Ripon Obelisk is an obelisk in the centre of , , and the oldest free standing obelisk monument in the United Kingdom.
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Photo: Chris Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Grade I listed obelisk in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Obelisk” and “The Obelisk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ripon Town Hall and Ripon Cathedral.

Town hall
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipal building in the Market Place, , , England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Ripon Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as , and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in , , England. is situated 880 feet southeast of Ripon Obelisk.

Shelter
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharow and Hutton Conyers.

Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is about 1 mile north-east of . The name derives from the Old English of 'Scearu' and 'Hōh' which translates as boundary hill-spur or a share/division of a sharply projecting piece of land.

Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is situated near the and 1-mile north-east of . The parish extends from the River Ure to the A1 motorway, and includes the village of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ripon Obelisk.

Ripon Obelisk

Latitude
54.13634° or 54° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.52374° or 1° 31′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C6W4FPG+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 992027608
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q17538235
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Unicorn Hotel and The Wakeman’s House.

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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 “Ripon Obelisk”. Photo: Chris Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.