Balmoral Estates, Obelisk (Prince Albert, The Prince Consort's)
Obelisk (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balmoral Estates, Obelisk (Prince Albert, The Prince Consort's)
Classification Obelisk (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmoral Castle
Canmore ID 120826
Site Number NO29SE 34
NGR NO 2620 9463
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/120826
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Crathie And Braemar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO29SE 34 2620 9463
For Balmoral Castle (NO 2550 9495) and related monuments, see NO29NE 15.00.
Obelisk (Prince Albert's) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1972.
Granite obelisk, set on pedestal with billetted cornice, pediments and acroteria. Dated by inscription 1862; given 'by the Servants and tenants upon the estates of Balmoral, Abergeldie and Birkhall, as an humble tribute to the affection of their beloved master'.
This site was recorded as part of the Listed Buildings Recording Programme (LBRP) for 2001-02.
Information from RCAHMS (NMC), 2002.
