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

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Photographic Survey (24 April 1959)

Photographs by the Scottish National Buildings Record in April 1959.

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Photographic Survey (November 1964)

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

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