Obelisk at Glasgow Green, Glasgow commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Details
Description: Obelisk on plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: David Hamilton; A. Brockett [Mason]
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: David Hamilton; A. Brockett [Mason]
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Damaged by lightning in 1810. Refurbished and floodlit in 2002.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 146.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 146.