Obelisk In The Admiralty Playing Fields is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. Obelisk.

Obelisk In The Admiralty Playing Fields

WRENN ID: vacant-iron-soot
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cornwall
Country: England
Date first listed: 23 January 1968
Type: Obelisk
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SX 45 SE MAKER-WITH-RAME CREMYLL

7/101 Obelisk in the Admiralty Playing Fields 23.1.68 GV II

Obelisk. Late C18/early C19. Portland stone, scored ashlar, granite base to plinth. Plinth has moulded base, square plan, with blocking course. Square plan obelisk. About 10 metres height overall. This obelisk is frequently referred to as a monument to Cupid, the pet pig of Emma, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe; however the obelisk pre-dated the demise of the pig. An obelisk (or other marker) is shown on Admiralty charts from c.1690, although the existing structure is not of the C17.

Listing NGR: SX4534353451

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