Listed Building record MDO47483 - Obelisk, Weatherby Castle, Milborne St Andrew
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Summary
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
SY 80709629. A brick built obelisk with ashlar dressings at Weatherby Castle hill-fort comprises a rectangular brick plinth at the base, rising into a tapering shaft. At the summit are three courses of ashlar, profiled to form a pedestal for a copper ball finial. A stone in the plinth is inscribed 'EMP 1761', presumably for Edmund Morton Pleydell. (RCHME 1970)
GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Scheduling record). SDO19706.
Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 456060 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1968 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 80709629) Obelisk (NAT)
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 177 (Monograph). SDO136.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 177.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 456060.
- --- SDO19706 Scheduling record: GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 80696 96268 (3m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Milborne St Andrew; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 69
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456060
- Previous Historic Environment Record identifier: MDO8932 Duplicate
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milborne St Andrew 2
Record last edited
Jun 16 2026 1:37PM
