Memorials & monuments · South East England
Philae Obelisk
Philae Obelisk is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Philae Obelisk is a public memorial in South-East England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the Dorset National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hamworthy, about 9.4 km away. Postcode area BH21.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. The Greek and Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions on the obelisk played a role in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The obelisk was originally one of a pair that stood at the east pylon of the temple of Isis at Philae. The other obelisk of the pair was broken into pieces in antiquity. The surviving obelisk consists of a long shaft, topped by a pyramidion and a rectangular base. The bottom of the shaft is a modern restoration. Including the modern base, it stands roughly seven metres tall. There are two inscriptions: a hieroglyphic text on the shaft and a Greek text on the base. The first half of the Greek text was only painted in red colour and is no longer visible, the second half was inscribed. The inscriptions are published in the Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions as number 424. The text on the shaft…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8097, -2.0327
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Pamphill
- Postcode
- BH21 4EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Phone
- +44 1202 883402
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy — 9.4 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n671802173 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Philae obelisk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Philae Obelisk?
- Philae Obelisk is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH21 4EA), in the parish of Pamphill.
- Is Philae Obelisk a protected site?
- Yes — Philae Obelisk is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Philae Obelisk free to visit?
- Yes, Philae Obelisk is free to enter.
- How do I get to Philae Obelisk?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BH21 4EA. It sits within the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency.