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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cleopatra's Needle (London) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Greater London

Submitted by Thorgrim on Sunday, 26 March 2006  Page Views: 24727

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.081 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater London Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Victoria Embankment
Map Ref: TQ3054380516
Latitude: 51.508503N  Longitude: 0.120344W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by Thorgrim : The oldest man-made object in London can be seen on the Embankment. Its height makes our homegrown standing stones look quite stunted. See main site page for more information (Vote or comment on this photo)
Egyptian Obelisk in Greater London

The oldest manmade object in London and a standing stone that dwarfs our own. Shipped to Britain by the people of Egypt to celebrate our victory over Napoleon, the voyage was extremly hazardous and six men died. Full information here.

This monument is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1066169. The Journal of Antiquities also includes a page for this obelisk - see their entry for Cleopatra’s Needle, Victoria Embankment, London W.C.2. The Journal includes some old photographs, a description and discussion of its origins and purpose, and includes reference sources and related websites which give more information. The Journal includes a quotation from Arthur Mee (1949) which says that "It weighs 166 tons, being ten times as heavy as the biggest stone at Stonehenge".
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Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by SolarMegalith : Cleopatra's Needle - view from the north (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by SolarMegalith : Cleopatra's Needle - an Egyptian obelisk dated for 15th century BC and transported to England in 19th century (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by Thorgrim : Sign at the base of the obelisk. For further information about the hazardous voyage of the needle to Britain - see the main site page. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by durhamnature : Painting in Egypt from "Holy Land..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ3080 : London - Cleopatra's Needle by Chris Talbot
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TQ3080 : Cleopatra's Needleon the Thames by Ralph Greig
by Ralph Greig
©2023(licence)
TQ3080 : Victoria Embankment, London by Peter Trimming
by Peter Trimming
©2009(licence)
TQ3080 : Indian Elephant at London's Elephant Parade by PAUL FARMER
by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3080 : Victoria Embankment by Mr Ignavy
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