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Napier Mausoleum, Castle Street, Dumbarton

A Category C Listed Building in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.943 / 55°56'34"N

Longitude: -4.5666 / 4°33'59"W

OS Eastings: 239801

OS Northings: 675188

OS Grid: NS398751

Mapcode National: GBR 0M.YL27

Mapcode Global: WH3NJ.TWLF

Plus Code: 9C7QWCVM+58

Entry Name: Napier Mausoleum, Castle Street, Dumbarton

Listing Name: Castle Street, Napier Mausoleum (Behind Riverside Parish Church)

Listing Date: 31 January 1984

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360979

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24872

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200360979

Location: Dumbarton

County: West Dunbartonshire

Town: Dumbarton

Electoral Ward: Dumbarton

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

Tagged with: Mausoleum

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Description

Dated 1846. Simple rectangular-plan Gothic mausoleum

enclosure built in to cemetery walls, to east of church.

Droved ashlar with polished dressings. Entrance in west wall, pointed-headed and hood-moulded opening, with nook-shafts.

Coping above raised over entrance. Interior walls arcaded,

with inscribed slabs below arches.

Statement of Interest

Formerly the burial ground of the Napier family

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