St Quivox, St Quivox Parish Church, Churchyard, James Campbell Mausoleum
Mausoleum (19th Century)
Site Name St Quivox, St Quivox Parish Church, Churchyard, James Campbell Mausoleum
Classification Mausoleum (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Oswald Mausoleum
Canmore ID 205113
Site Number NS32SE 48
NGR NS 37532 24051
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/205113
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Edinburgh University Library.
Playfair Collection: 1822 - 9 sheets (P. 10)
(Undated) information in NMRS.
The church, graveyard and mausoleum were photographed in 2009 on behalf of the Buildings of Scotland publication series.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Single bay, square-plan, open-roofed Doric mausoleum to James Campbell. Coursed sandstone ashlar. Plinth of 3 stone steps; deep entablature with triglyph frieze supported on 2 pairs of Doric columns to each elevation; architraved doorway with iron gate to E, N and S elevations, W elevation blank. Stone flagged floor to interior; grey granite tombstone on sandstone plinth to inside of W wall.
The Mausoleum to the Campbells of Craigie lies to the SE of St Quivox Parish Church, within the Churchyard. Miniature Greek Revival temple, contemporary with Playfair's masterpiece the Royal Scottish Academy on the Mound in Edinburgh. (Historic Scotland)
