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Latitude: 55.7833 / 55°47'0"N
Longitude: -4.0316 / 4°1'53"W
OS Eastings: 272690
OS Northings: 656316
OS Grid: NS726563
Mapcode National: GBR 018K.ZN
Mapcode Global: WH4QQ.1WGS
Plus Code: 9C7QQXM9+89
Entry Name: Mausoleum, Hamilton Low Parks, Hamilton
Listing Name: Hamilton Mausoleum
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 378779
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34518
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200378779
Location: Hamilton
County: South Lanarkshire
Town: Hamilton
Electoral Ward: Hamilton North and East
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Mausoleum
Begun 1840, David Hamilton: continued to a different
design 1848-55 by David Bryce Sculptor, Alexander
Handyside Ritchie. Roman 120ft high; standing on three-
arched eastern terrace with flanking lions on podium and
right angled stairways; keystone heads represent Life
Death and Immortality. Square plan channelled podium with
stepped base courses, simple architraved square headed
west entrance; middle stage pilastered 5-bay,
rectangular panel centre bay, arch headed panels outer
bays; rusticated rotunda above rising into dome. Bronze
doors by Sir John Steell based on Ghibertis' at
Florence. Interior: Chapel has rich polychrome marble
floor, tall 8-bay arcade with semi domed chambers in
angles, armorial cartouches in spandrels, coupled Ionic
pilastered upper drum with pedimented niches and
coffered dome with oculus. Vaults in terrace below have
central pillar and sgemental vault.
Built for Alexander 10th Duke of Hamilton
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