Nelson Monument, Glasgow Green, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Monument.

Nelson Monument, Glasgow Green, Glasgow

WRENN ID
hollow-bronze-burdock
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1970
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NS 598 643
Coordinates
55.85149, -4.24069
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Nelson Monument, located in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, was designed by David Hamilton and completed in 1806. It is said to be the first monument in the UK dedicated to commemorating Horatio Nelson's victories, particularly the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument is a giant obelisk that stands 144 feet high, resting on a square plinth and surrounded by cast-iron railings. It is constructed of polished ashlar.

Local climate

Nelson Monument, Glasgow Green, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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