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Wainman’s Pinnacle

Yorkshire
West Riding

Wainman’s Pinnacle.jpg
Wainman’s Pinnacle
Type: Folly
Location
Grid reference: SD98464291
Location: 53°52’57"N, 2°1’30"W
History
Built 1898
For: Mr Wainman
by Prob. R B Broster & Sons
Folly
Information

Wainman's Pinnacle is a stone obelisk, built simply as a folly, on Earl Crag near Sutton-in-Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Another local name for it is the ‘Cowling Pinnacle’ and could also be seen as being a part of the village of Cowling.[1] It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

The pinnacle stands upon Earl Crag, just half a mile west of Lund's Tower on the same crag, and the two are known locally as the Salt and Pepper Pots.[3]

History

Wainman’s Pinnacle was built in 1898 as a memorial to the Napoleonic Wars by a member of the Wainman family, and it is thought to have been designed by R. B. Broster & Sons.[2][4][5]

The pinnacle was rebuilt in 1900 by locals following a lightning strike.[6]

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References

  1. Wainman's Pinnacle: Brontë Country
  2. 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1166685: Wainman's Pinnacle (Grade II listing)
  3. Wainman's Pinnacle: Brontë Country
  4. Wainman's Pinnacle - Why and when it was built – Moonrakers: Cowling History
  5. The Pinnacle: Sutton-in-Craven History
  6. Cowling (Wainman's) Pinnacle - Earlier ideas regarding its building – Moonrakers: Cowling History