Obelisk And 2 Piers 70 Yards To North East, 1 Mile To North East Of Boconnoc House

The obelisk and two piers are located 70 yards to the northeast and 1 mile northeast of Boconnoc House. The obelisk was erected in 1771 for Thomas Pitt, 1st Lord of Camelford. It features an inscription that reads, "In gratitude and affection to the memory of Sir Richard Lyttleton and to perpetuate that peculiar character of benevolence which rendered him the delight of his own age and worthy the veneration of posterity MDCCLXXI." The obelisk is constructed from ashlar granite blocks and has inscribed slate tablets on its northeast face. It stands 123 feet tall and has a tall square plinth with cyma reversa and ovolo moulded base. The obelisk is square in plan, slightly tapered, and is topped with a pyramidal cap. It is set on a grassed square battery.

Seventy yards to the northeast are two classical shrines that frame the view of the obelisk as one approaches it along the mile-long straight drive from the northeast. These shrines date from around 1771 or slightly later and are made of rusticated ashlar granite with pediments. Each shrine consists of two rectangular piers, decorated on the northeast and southwest faces with blind round arches that have Gibbs surrounds, situated below pediments with recessed tympani.