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Latitude: 55.2026 / 55°12'9"N
Longitude: -3.0812 / 3°4'52"W
OS Eastings: 331284
OS Northings: 590348
OS Grid: NY312903
Mapcode National: GBR 68X8.QT
Mapcode Global: WH6XB.MHZG
Plus Code: 9C7R6W39+2G
Entry Name: Johnstone Mausoleum, Westerkirk Parish Church
Listing Name: Bentpath Village, Westerkirk Old Churchyard, Johnstone Mausoleum
Listing Date: 3 August 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 350749
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16921
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200350749
Location: Westerkirk
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale
Parish: Westerkirk
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: Mausoleum
Robert Adam, circa 1790. Classical mausoleum. Square-plan and domed. Lightly droved grey ashlar with polished dressings, roof and ball-finialed dome leaded.
S elevation: pediment over central doorway is supported on paired engaged Greek Doric columns, frieze ornamented with bucrania; round-
headed and keystoned doorway with pilastered jambs recessed in square-headed panel; flanking alcoves below fluted frieze and cronice. Inner bay of other elevations slightly advanced with niche (window at N) in round-headed panel.
INTERIOR: panels on E and W wall below continuous triglyph frieze (metopes originally decorated with models of human skulls - these now destroyed) marble monument against E wall dated 1824: flagstone floor, stone-vaulted ceiling.
Drawings in Soane Museum show a shallower dome. Upgrade B to A 12.7.88.
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