Hoober Stand is a 30-metre-high (98 ft) tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England.
It was designed by Henry Flitcroft for the Whig aristocrat Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton (later the 1st Marquess of Rockingham) to commemorate the quashing of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion.
Its site is approximately 157 metres (515 ft) above sea level and from the top there are long-distance views on a clear day.
[1] Thomas Watson-Wentworth (the Earl of Malton and Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire) fought for the British Government against the 1745 Jacobite rising.
The inscription above the doorway reads:"1748This Pyramidal Building was Erectedby his Majestys most Dutyfull SubjectTHOMAS Marquess of Rockingham Etc.In Grateful Respect to the Preserver of our ReligionLaws and LibertysKING GEORGE The SecondWho by the blessing of God having Subdued a most Unnatural RebellionIn Britain Anno 1746Maintains the Ballance of Power and SettlesA just and Honourable peace in Europe1748"Hoober Stand is situated on a high ridge some 157 metres (515 ft) above sea level in a rural area near Rotherham, and is less than a mile from the village of Wentworth.
Its three walls are perpendicular to the ground for 4.5 metres (15 ft) then taper to a hexagonal cupola surrounded by a triangular viewing platform reached by an internal helical stairway of 150 steps.