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Waterloo Monument, Waterloo Hill

A Category B Listed Building in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9739 / 54°58'26"N

Longitude: -3.6379 / 3°38'16"W

OS Eastings: 295255

OS Northings: 565593

OS Grid: NX952655

Mapcode National: GBR 3B1X.6S

Mapcode Global: WH5X3.27XR

Plus Code: 9C6RX9F6+HR

Entry Name: Waterloo Monument, Waterloo Hill

Listing Name: Waterloo Monument

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351207

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17312

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351207

Location: New Abbey

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Abbey

Parish: New Abbey

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Dated 1816. Tall circular monument, reducing in diameter and

set back over plinth and ground floor. White granite rubble. South-facing door (leading to internal wheel stair) in

ground, hood-moulded red ashlar plaque in stage above, and

continuous string over; otherwise, small rectangular window

openings with splayed reveals at each of 4 levels facing 3

directions. Original corbelled parapet above ground and above

wallhead gone, corbels only remain at top.

Statement of Interest

Erected "to record the valour of.....British, Belgian and

Prussian soldiers who....gained the victory of Waterloo".

Foundation stone laid 6.10.1815.

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