Obelisk 140 M South-West of Kingston Lacy House is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1955. Monument.

Obelisk 140 M South-West of Kingston Lacy House

WRENN ID
silver-balcony-russet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1955
Type
Monument
Address
Obelisk 140 M South-West of Kingston Lacy House, Pamphill
OS grid reference
ST 977 011
Coordinates
50.80969, -2.03272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

An Egyptian obelisk, dating from around the 2nd century BC, is located 140 meters south-west of Kingston Lacy House. Made of granite, it was brought from Philac and erected in 1827 on a base consisting of three granite steps. The base features a carved inscription that commemorates this event.

Local climate

Obelisk 140 M South-West of Kingston Lacy House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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