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Latitude: 55.5147 / 55°30'52"N
Longitude: -2.7615 / 2°45'41"W
OS Eastings: 352009
OS Northings: 624809
OS Grid: NT520248
Mapcode National: GBR 944N.YZ
Mapcode Global: WH7X2.KN67
Plus Code: 9C7VG67Q+V9
Entry Name: Mausoleum, Riddell
Listing Name: Riddell Policies, Mausoleum Including Boundary Wall, Railings and Gates
Listing Date: 23 June 2003
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 340290
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8212
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200340290
Location: Lilliesleaf
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: Selkirkshire
Parish: Lilliesleaf
Traditional County: Roxburghshire
Tagged with: Mausoleum
Dated 1858, possibly incorporating earlier fabric. Small single bay, rectangular-plan, crenellated gothic chapel in walled enclosure. Stugged ashlar with squared rubble to sides and rear; ashlar dressings. Eaves cornice. Pointed-arch and trefoil openings. Hoodmoulds.
W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled elevation with deep-set moulded doorway, boarded timber door and timber-louvered doorhead surmounted by Riddell family coat-of-arms and Celtic cross finial with dated base.
S and N ELEVATIONS: 2 hoodmoulded pointed-arch openings to each elevation (all blocked).
E ELEVATION: hoodmoulded opening to centre with glazed(?) trefoil in gablehead.
Stone slates; decorative chevroned crenellations with block skewputts to W and sawtooth skews to E.
BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES: saddleback-coped squared and snecked rubble boundary walls with inset ironwork railings and 2-leaf gate.
The 1858 date may have been added at the time of repairs carried out for General Sprot.
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