Admiral Rodney's Pillar

Admiral Rodney's Pillar
Rodney's Pillar on Breidden Hill
Type	Monument
Location	Powys, Wales
Coordinates	52°43′22″N 3°02′42″W / 52.7228°N 3.0451°W / 52.7228; -3.0451Coordinates: 52°43′22″N 3°02′42″W / 52.7228°N 3.0451°W / 52.7228; -3.0451
OS grid reference	SJ 2951 1441
Built	1781–82
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Admiral Rodney's Pillar
Designated	26 October 1953
Reference no.	7667
Community	Bausley with Criggion
Principal area	Powys
Location of Admiral Rodney's Pillar in Powys

Admiral Rodney's Pillar is a pillar built on Breidden Hill in Powys, Wales. It was built in 1781–82 to commemorate the naval victories of Sir George Brydges Rodney, Admiral of the White. The pillar is of local stone, 54 feet (16 m) high, and topped with a drum and finial, which replaced the original gilded ball after a lightning strike in 1847. A granite panel states that it was erected by the "Gentlemen of Montgomeryshire" to commemorate the naval successes of Admiral Rodney including the Battle of the Saints. The pillar is a conspicuous landmark around the Upper Severn Valley and is a Grade II* listed building.

An inscription in Welsh, which had disappeared by 1890, translated as "RODNEY'S PILLAR. The highest pillar will fall, the strongest towers will decay: but the fame of Sir George Brydges Rodney shall increase continually, and his good name shall never be obliterated."