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Balmoral Estates, Queen Victoria's Obelisk
Obelisk (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balmoral Estates, Queen Victoria's Obelisk
Classification Obelisk (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmoral Castle
Canmore ID 120828
Site Number NO29SE 36
NGR NO 2608 9483
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/120828
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Crathie And Braemar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO29SE 36 2607 9483
Obelisk [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1972.
For Balmoral Castle (NO 2550 9495) and related monuments, see NO29NE 15.00.
Granite obelisk set on pedestal, inscribed on main face. Erected 'by the tenants and servants on the estates of Balmoral, Abergeldie and Birkhall.' Presumably dated 1901.
This site was recorded as part of the Listed Buildings Recording Programme (LBRP) for 2001-02.
Information from RCAHMS (NMC), 2002.
