Johnstone Mausoleum (Dumfries and Galloway)
The Johnstone Mausoleum is a mausoleum in the Scottish town of Bentpath in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
description
The mausoleum is located in the cemetery of Westerkirk Parish Church on the northern edge of Bentpath. It was built around 1790 based on a design by the Scottish architect Robert Adam . The classicist building has a square floor plan. Its masonry consists of gray stone blocks with polished natural stone details . The arched portal on the south side is made with an ornamented keystone . Paired Doric columns flank the portal. They wear a bucranial frieze with a triangular gable at the end . A frieze is continued along the facade below the cornice . The remaining facades are designed with arched niches on the central projections. The building ends with a dome.
The interior is worked as a stone vault . A triglyph frieze runs along the walls . The metopes once bore reliefs of human skulls. However, these have since been removed. A marble monument on the east side was built in 1824.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Johnstone Mausoleum in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 12 ′ 9.4 " N , 3 ° 4 ′ 52.3" W.