sentences:  The design replicates the monument known as Pompey's Pillar in Alexandria, Egypt, which is approximately 10 feet lower in height.The Monument was designed by the renowned architect, Thomas Cobden, who is most famous for the design of the gothic Cathedral in Carlow Town as well as the Ducketts Grove near Tullow, Co. Carlow.The monument was built by General Robert Browne-Clayton of Carrigbyrne in commemoration of Sir Ralph Abercrombie who was his commanding officer with whom he fought and was victorious in the Egyptian battles in 1801 against Napoleon.