Description

Robert Adam, 1780. Memorial column to 3rd Duke of
Queensberry (d.1778). Contracted for by Thomas Boyd
and originally sited in Queensberry Square; re-erected
1934, under supervision of Alexander Crombie, in
forecourt of County Buildings. Tall circular column with
stiff-leafed capital and gilded flambeau urn finial;
raised on square pedestal on stepped base and with
stucco relief on W face, inscription panel to S, ram's
head at angles.

Statement of Interest

Inscribed "This column, sacred to the memory of Charles,

Duke of Queensberry and Dover, was erected by the county of

Dumfries, as a monument of their veneration for the character

of that illustrious nobleman, whose exalted virtues rendered

him the ornament of society, and whose numerous acts of

public benefice and private charity endeared him to his

country. Ob. 22nd Oct. 1778; Aet. 80".

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17570300

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)