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The Countess Pillar is a 17th-century monument near Brougham, Cumbria, England, between Penrith and Appleby. It is two miles east of Penrith on the A66. The square top of the pillar is brightly painted and carries sundials on its sides. It was erected by Lady Anne Clifford in 1656 to mark the place where she said goodbye for the last time to her mother, Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland.
Anne Clifford, countess of Pembroke, Dorset and Montgomery (1590–1676), spent much of her life in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the rights of her inheritance. Her mother was one of the few people who supported Anne's claim to the family estates. In 1616 Anne travelled north to see "her" estates and visit her mother at Brougham Castle. On her departure from the castle, Anne travelled with her mother a quarter of a mile to where the castle drive meets the main road, where they had "a grievous and heavy parting". Margaret died a month later.
The inscription on the pillar describes Anne as "Sole Heire" of her father, George Earl of Cumberland. It also refers to a bequest in memory of Margaret which was made to the poor of the parish of Brougham. This is commemorated annually on 2 April.
In literature
Felicia Hemans's poem "The Memorial Pillar", on the circumstances surrounding the erection of this monument, forms a part of her Records of Woman.
See also
Grade II* listed buildings in Eden District
Listed buildings in Brougham, Cumbria
References
External links
Information and history on the pillar at English Heritage
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- Hubert de Givenchy
- Countess Pillar
- Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland
- Lady Anne Clifford
- Victory column
- Brougham, Cumbria
- The Pillars of the Earth
- List of English Heritage properties
- Listed buildings in Brougham, Cumbria
- Grade II* listed buildings in Eden District
- Pillar of Fire International
