The Obelisk
Other memorial · Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire
In memory of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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Plaque. Photo: Pauline E, CC BY-SA 2.0
Where
Henderskelfe, North YorkshireInscription
[...] IF THEY AGREEABLY MY HEIRS SURPRISE, THIS FAITHFUL PILLAR WILL THEIR AGE DECLARE, AS LONG AS TIME THESE CHARACTERS SHALL SPARE. HERE THEN WITH KIND REMEMBRANCE READ HIS NAME WHO FOR POSTERITY PERFORM'D THE SAME. CHARLES THE III EARL OF CARLISLE OF THE FAMILY OF THE HOWARDS ERECTED A CASTLE WHERE THE OLD CASTLE OF HENDERSKELF STOOD AND CALL'D IT CASTLE-HOWARD. HE LIKEWISE MADE THE PLANTATIONS IN THIS PARK AND ALL THE OUT-WORKS MONUMENTS AND OTHER PLANTATIONS BELONGING TO THE SAID SEAT. HE BEGAN THESE WORKS IN THE YEAR MDCCII AND SET UP THIS INSCRIPTION ANNO DOM MDCCXXXI
The name (1)
The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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Charles III Earl of Carlisle
CHARLES THE III EARL OF CARLISLE
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The Obelisk (Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "CHARLES THE III EARL OF CARLISLE"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2183/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Read from: File:Inscription on the Castle Howard Obelisk - geograph.org.uk - 2609008.jpg
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About this memorial
- Erected
- 1714