Trinity House Obelisk
E531769
Trinity House Obelisk is a historic maritime navigation marker on Portland Bill in Dorset, England, built to warn ships of the hazardous coastline.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daymark
ⓘ
maritime structure ⓘ navigation marker ⓘ obelisk ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | obelisk ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Portland Bill Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures on the Isle of Portland
ⓘ
Grade II listed buildings in Dorset ⓘ Maritime navigation aids in England ⓘ |
| coast | Dorset coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | Portland stone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
prominent white-painted stonework
ⓘ
tapering stone shaft ⓘ |
| function | maritime navigation marker ⓘ |
| hasUse | aid to coastal navigation ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| isOn | Jurassic Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ Isle of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Portland Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Trinity House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | Trinity House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Portland Bill Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pulpit Rock, Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | historic role in maritime navigation at Portland Bill ⓘ |
| overlooks | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Trinity House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | system of navigation aids around Portland Bill ⓘ |
| purpose |
to serve as a daytime navigation aid
ⓘ
to warn ships of the hazardous coastline at Portland Bill ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| riskAddressed |
dangerous rocks off Portland Bill
ⓘ
hazardous coastline around Portland Bill ⓘ |
| safetyRole | reducing shipwrecks near Portland Bill ⓘ |
| setting | clifftop at Portland Bill ⓘ |
| subjectOf | maritime safety regulations at Portland Bill ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | visual coastal warning in daylight ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | ships approaching Portland Bill ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.