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Stillorgan Obelisk

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The Stillorgan Obelisk

The Stillorgan Obelisk

... that Lord Allen built an obelisk with a groin vault at the base (pictured) for his wife?

Source: ^[1] "At Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, [Edward Lovett Pearce] designed an impressive example as a monument to Lady Allen, on a vast cross-vaulted rocky base." ^[2] "Stillorgan Obelisk was built in 1727 at the instigation of Lord Allen"

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amasa E. Killam Template:Did you know nominations/St Helena Hospice
- Comment: Cross vaulted and groin vault mean the same thing

Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 13:24, 25 June 2026 (UTC).

Finnfrog99, please note that a second QPQ is required for this nomination. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:15, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
- Will do, one sec Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 22:17, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
  - @Dclemens1971: done! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 22:37, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
    - full review still needed, thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:25, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

References

↑ Howley, James (1993). The follies and garden buildings of Ireland. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-300-05577-3.
↑ Clerkin, Paul. "1727 - Obelisk, Newton-Park, Stillorgan, Dublin". Archiseek. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

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