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The Burton Pynsent Monument

Curry Rivel, Somerset

A column built by a prime minister, later nicknamed the Cock Monument.

William Pitt the Elder, the prime minister, was left the Burton Pynsent estate by a grateful admirer, Sir William Pynsent. Pitt built this tall column in his memory in 1767.

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When
Built 1767
Where
51.0100, -2.8800
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Visible from the A378 near Curry Rivel, on the edge of the Somerset Levels.

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