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174 ft

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Boyne Obelisk

Drogheda Ireland

Status:	destroyed
Construction Dates
Began	1736
Finished	1736
Destroyed	1923

Building Uses

- monument

Structural Types

- tower

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Description
A monument erected to commemorate the victory of William of Orange over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

The monument was destroyed, purportedly by members of the National Army, on May 31st 1923 by three explosives.

Only a stump remains.

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