Description

Built circa 1800. Mausoleum in the form of a severe neo-classical pyramid-capped cube raised from a fosse with a circular enclosure. Grey ashlar. 2 steps to tetrastyle Tuscan porticoes on all 4 fronts, 1 doorway only to W in use. Rubble retaining wall with joggled ashlar coping. 2 large gatepiers to SW at entrance to enclosure with cornice, each surmounted by crouching slaves with flaying knives. Avenue running to 2nd pair of gatepiers 30 metres to the SW with cornice and cast-iron overthrow.

Statement of Interest

The Mausoleum was built by Francis, 5th Earl of Wemyss, 1723-1808, who died at Gosford on 24 August, 1808 and was "buried there in a mausoleum erected by himself". (Scots Peerage). The architect is not known. A-Group with other Gosford Estate buildings; see notes for Gosford House.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17570507

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Recommended Books

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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability