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structure and the listing notes that it is to be considered in context with the nearby
Obelisk Farmhouse, which is also Grade II listed. Though originally a focal point of the view from the hall the setting of the obelisk has been adversely affected by the planting of a group of conifers as part of
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described it as "Lord Archer's monument of nothing in particular". It is possible that it commemorates Archer's elevation to the peerage (as Baron Archer of
Umberslade) in July 1747. It has also been proposed that it marks the defeat of the
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in 1749. The obelisk is constructed from grey limestone and stands 70 ft (21 m) tall. The reason for its construction is unknown, but it may have simply been to enhance the view from the hall windows. The obelisk lies near the
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party who opposed the rising. Other claims are that it marks the meeting place of the last coven of witches in
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