Captain Cook Monument is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1966. Monument.
Captain Cook Monument
- WRENN ID
- hollow-shingle-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1966
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Captain Cook Monument is a column monument located in Easby Moor, dated 1827 according to a plaque on its west face, and restored in 1895. It is constructed from rock-faced rusticated sandstone and features a polished granite plaque. The monument stands approximately 50 feet high and has a battered column with a coved string at around 10 feet and a pyramidal stone block cap. The plaque commemorates its erection by Robert Campion Esq of Whitby and includes an inscription praising Captain James Cook, who lived from 1728 to 1779.
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