Dumfries, St Michael's Churchyard, Burns Mausoleum

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Mausoleum (19th Century)

Site Name Dumfries, St Michael's Churchyard, Burns Mausoleum

Classification Mausoleum (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Burns Monument

Canmore ID 131223

Site Number NX97NE 165

NGR NX 97601 75690

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131223

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DP 030624

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

DP 030627

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard. Taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

SC 2500615

Interior. View of marble relief of Burns

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 373088

Historic photographic view of Burns Mausoleum.

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DP 030625

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard, taken from the N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

SC 1111376

Interior. Plan view of painted vault

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 108330

Oblique aerial view of Dumfries, centred on St Michael's Church, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/8/2011

SC 1372711

Detail of ionic capitals of entablature

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 1372712

Detail of ionic capitals of entablature

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 1372713

Interior. Detail of marble sculpture showing plough

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500611

View from SW

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500528

View from SW.

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18/11/1993

SC 1111371

View from SW

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 108331

Oblique aerial view of Dumfries, centred on St Michael's Church, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/8/2011

SC 1372716

Interior. Detail of memorial tablet to "Lieut. William Nicol Burns"

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500610

General view from SW

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 449052

Burns Mausoleum, Dumfries

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Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

28/7/1937

DP 030622

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

DP 030626

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

SC 1111373

Interior, view of marble relief of Burns and grave-slab.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 108332

Oblique aerial view of Dumfries, centred on St Michael's Church, taken from the NNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/8/2011

DP 108333

Oblique aerial view of Dumfries, centred on St Michael's Church, taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/8/2011

SC 1372714

Interior. Detail of marble relief showing sculptor's name: "Hermon Cawthra R.B.S."

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500613

Detail of ionic capitals of entablature

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500614

Interior. View of marble relief of Burns and grave-slab

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500619

Interior. Detail of marble relief showing sculptor's name: "Hermon Cawthra R.B.S."

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500620

Interior. Detail of memorial tablet to "Major James Glencairn Burns"

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 030623

Oblique aerial view centred on the church and graveyard, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

27/4/2007

SC 1111368

General view from SW

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

DP 108334

Oblique aerial view of Dumfries, centred on St Michael's Church, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/8/2011

SC 2500612

Detail of ionic capitals of entablature

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500621

Interior. Detail of memorial tablet to "Lieut. William Nicol Burns"

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 1111374

Interior. View of marble relief of Burns

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500616

Interior. View of grave-slab

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500617

Interior. Plan view of painted vault

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 1111375

Interior, view of grave-slab.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 1291656

View of Burn's Mausoleum.

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Records of A Brown and Company, photographers, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

1930

SC 1372715

Interior. Detail of memorial tablet to "Major James Glencairn Burns"

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

SC 2500618

Interior. Detail of marble sculpture showing plough

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/3/2004

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Administrative Areas

Council Dumfries And Galloway
Parish Dumfries
Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
Former District Nithsdale
Former County Dumfries-shire

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

Architect: Thomas F. Hunt of London, 1815

Original statuary by P Turnerelli, 1819

Replacement statue by Hermon Cawthra, 1936

Activities

Photographic Survey (24 April 1959)

Photographs by the Scottish National Buildings Record in April 1959.

Photographic Survey (November 1964)

Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record/Ministry of Work in November 1964.

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