Description
The monument is of ashlar, with a slate plate, 25 feet (7.6 m) high, in the English Baroque style. On the south side is an inscription describing the Battle of Lansdown(1643) and on the north side are two poems. On top is a griffin supporting the Grenville coat of arms. It is in poor condition, with much erosion of the carving and significant loss of the text.
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