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Monument To Henry Duncan, Mount Kedar

A Category A Listed Building in Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0298 / 55°1'47"N

Longitude: -3.4535 / 3°27'12"W

OS Eastings: 307188

OS Northings: 571551

OS Grid: NY071715

Mapcode National: GBR 4BB8.3R

Mapcode Global: WH5WS.XTNY

Plus Code: 9C7R2GHW+WH

Entry Name: Monument To Henry Duncan, Mount Kedar

Listing Name: Mount Kedar Monument to Henry Duncan

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351293

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17388

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351293

Location: Mouswald

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Annandale South

Parish: Mouswald

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

James Raeburn, architect, Alexander Crombie, mason; erected
1846 (inscribed).
Tall obelisk raised on arched and vaulted, battered and
corniced square base, architraved and keystoned round-arched
opening to each face and inscription panels on frieze; block
pediment to east and to west face, latter with bronze
medallion bust in wreath. All red ashlar.

Statement of Interest

Rev Henry Duncan founded the first savings bank; he was

parish minister in Ruthwell until the Disruption of 1843,

when he established a Free Church and School near this spot

(see W Duncan, THE STORY OF RUTHWELL AND MOUNT KEDAR).

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