Napoleon Pillar off Carsebridge Road, Alloa is a Grade B listed building in the Clackmannanshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 June 1974. Column.

Napoleon Pillar off Carsebridge Road, Alloa

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Clackmannanshire
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
1 June 1974
Type
Column
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Napoleon Pillar, located off Carsebridge Road in Alloa, is an antique Roman Doric column that stands approximately 10 feet tall. It features a dome cap atop an abacus, or flat slab, and is believed to date back to the Roman occupation of Egypt.

A plaque on the pillar states that it was captured by Napoleon at Grand Cairo in Egypt in 1798. After being taken by the Allies during its journey to France, it was sent to Florence, where it was purchased by C. E. Dede. The pillar was then forwarded to Altona in Schleswig Holstein, with a note indicating it was presented to John Bald Harvey by Miss Dede on August 14, 1852.

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