Birdwell Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1966. Obelisk.

Birdwell Obelisk

WRENN ID
third-cobalt-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South MP: Stephanie Peacock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1966
Type
Obelisk
Address
Birdwell Obelisk, the Walk
OS grid reference
SE 346 006
Coordinates
53.50153, -1.47973
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Birdwell Obelisk is a stone monument dated 1775, commissioned by the Second Earl of Strafford. It is constructed from deeply-coursed, dressed sandstone and features a stepped plinth with an inscription that reads "Wentworth Castle / 3 Miles / 1775." The obelisk has a tall structure topped with a pyramidal point and includes a projecting band.

Local climate

Birdwell Obelisk receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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