The Boyne Obelisk, also known as King William's Obelisk, was an obelisk located in Oldbridge, near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
The obelisk in 1890
Panoramic view of the Obelisk and the adjoining bridge from the west side (c.1890–1900)
A piece of the Obelisk on display at the Museum of Orange Heritage in Belfast in 2021
Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg was a German-born army officer who served as the English Master-General of the Ordnance from 1689 to 1690. Having fought in the French, Portuguese,
Portrait attributed to Adriaen van der Werff
Benjamin West's Battle of the Boyne (1778) shows the death of Schomberg in the bottom right-hand corner.
Latin inscription to the memory of Schomberg in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.