Building record MAB4540 - GENERAL JAMES GRANT MAUSOLEUM, BALLINDALLOCH CASTLE
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Summary
Square tooled grey granite ashlar mausoleum with vault, dated 1807.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 8457
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1804 3722 (36m by 36m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ13NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Inveravon |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Square tooled grey granite ashlar mausoleum with vault, dated 1807. It is set within the Ballindalloch Castle designed landscape (NJ13NE0004). Polished sandstone ashlar wallhead cornice, plinth and obelisk. Each face of mausoleum with shallow advanced centre portion framing blind depressed arch with square-headed blind doorway within. Rusticated quoins, deep eaves band, moulded eaves cornice below crenellated wallhead. Centre square plinth on roof with inscribed (Latin) panel in the west face and moulded cornice, formerly supporting short obelisk with draped urn in relief. Entrance to vault in west containing marble sarcophagus.
Period Notes
Listed 09/11/1987
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 8457;
- NMR Card Number: NJ13NE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 193711;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ13NE0097;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8457 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/193711 (trove.scot link)
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2026 10:57AM
