Cameron Obelisk, Fassifern Road, Fort William is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Obelisk.

Cameron Obelisk, Fassifern Road, Fort William

WRENN ID
long-forge-nightshade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Obelisk
OS grid reference
NN 103 738
Coordinates
56.81776, -5.10906
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Cameron Obelisk, built in 1847, is a grey granite structure made of ashlar stone. It stands on a square corniced plinth and is supported by a stepped base. On the south face, there is a red polished ashlar plaque, while the west side features a carved wreath. Additionally, there is a second plaque commemorating Ian Alastair Campbell, although the date on this plaque is worn and difficult to read.

Local climate

Cameron Obelisk, Fassifern Road, Fort William sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 67 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 48 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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