Hamilton Monument
The Hamilton Monument is a memorial in the Scottish city of Hamilton in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The memorial is located in a small wood on the eastern edge of Hamilton. The Avon Water runs around 100 m to the east and flows into the Clyde north of Hamilton . It was built for William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton after his demise in 1863. The Dukes of Hamilton resided at the nearby Hamilton Palace at the time . Not far from there is the mansion Barncluith House .
It is a rotunda . Nine columns support the concluding architrave . A kymation and a tooth frieze run around it. The architrave bears the inscription "IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM, DUKE OF HAMILTON, BRANDON, AND CHATELHERAULT DIED 15th JULY, 1863". The monument ends with a flat dome. Reliefs of the coat of arms of the Dukes of Hamilton flank the short staircase.
A bust of the Duke originally rested on a granite plinth in the middle of the rotunda. T. Mossmann created the sculpture in 1869. It is now on display in the Low Parks Museum in Hamilton.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Hamilton Monument in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 57.7 " N , 4 ° 1 ′ 38.2" W.