Clandeboye Vault

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Clandeboye Vault
Clandeboye Vault

The Clandeboye Vault is a crypt in the Scottish village of Dunlop in the East Ayrshire council area . The structure is listed in the Scottish Monument Lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, the Clandeboye Vault, together with the Clandeboye School and the Dunlop Parish Church, form a category A monument ensemble.

history

The builder of the crypt is James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Clandeboye , who also donated the adjacent school building at the same time. It serves as the burial place of his father Hans Hamilton , Dunlop's first Protestant clergyman. By the end of the 17th century, the condition of the building had deteriorated significantly due to a lack of financial means. In addition, there was no longer any relative who could have devoted himself to maintenance in the area. To date, the crypt has been restored twice, in 1849 and 1929.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the damage to the roof, which was discovered in 1699, caused increasing problems. They threatened to damage the interior, which is only preserved in a few specimens in Scotland in this quality. The included statues of Hans Hamilton and his wife Jane have been safely relocated for this reason. In August 2014, the East Ayrshire Historic Preservation Authority provided funding to fully restore the property. Work is scheduled to begin in May 2015.

description

The building is at the end of Main Street on the western edge of the village. It is directly adjacent to the Clandeboye School and the graveyard of Dunlop Parish Church. The 3.7 m × 3.0 m measuring sandstone building has a height of 3.4 m. The stone roof is designed with a stepped gable . The west-facing entrance gate closes a cast iron gate. Above this is a simply ornamented plate with an inscription that is now illegible. According to an older record, it once read: “COME LORD JESUS ​​COME 1641, IcLV.” Above this there is a relief with the inscription “MEMENTO MORI” showing a skull and crossbones.

The interior is worked as a barrel vault . A recess on the opposite side is spanned by a fluted stone arch with the inscription “DAN: 12 CH: VER.3. THEY THAT TURN MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL SHINE AS THE STARRES FOR EVER AND EVER. ”It spans a sarcophagus , the top of which is decorated with a relief. This shows a male and a female figure looking at each other. The tombstone of Janet Maxwell is set in the north wall and Janet Dedholm's in the south wall.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about listed buildings in East Ayrshire ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.discoverayrshire.co.uk
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Entry on Clandeboye Vault  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ^ Information from the East Ayrshire Council
  5. ↑ Information from the British heritage authorities
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 42.3 "  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 26.2"  W.