Newton House, Stables
Gravestone (19th Century), Stable (19th Century)
Site Name Newton House, Stables
Classification Gravestone (19th Century), Stable (19th Century)
Canmore ID 316694
Site Number NS91NE 80
NGR NS 95569 17686
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/316694
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Crawford
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
Symmetrically disposed stable block with a hipped slate roof and slightly projecting pavilions at either end that form a courtyard.
Newton House itself is now demolished. Appears on the 1st edition OS map (six inch series) notated as offices.
Field Visit (13 March 2016)
This gravestone is situated 15m N of Newton House Stables (NJ91NE 80), where it stands with its back against the SE face of a stone wall. It is a plain sandstone slab with an asymmetrically rounded summit and tapering sides, measuring 0.87m high, 0.62m wide and 0.08m thick. The SE face bears the following thinly cut inscription: 'Here Lies / Sago / Died 4th Jan 1844 / Aged 48'. Given its location close to the stables, Sago was probably a horse.
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW and AMcC), 13 March 2016.
