Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument is a monument on Lansdowne Hill, near Bath, in Somerset, to commemorate the heroism of Sir Bevil Grenville (1596-1643) who fell at the Battle of Lansdowne, 1643, and of his Cornish pikemen. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 1 February, 1956 (Reference # 399236), and a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Avon County No. 150).
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