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Main Gate, St Michael's Churchyard, St Michael Street, Dumfries

A Category A Listed Building in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0652 / 55°3'54"N

Longitude: -3.6058 / 3°36'20"W

OS Eastings: 297545

OS Northings: 575699

OS Grid: NX975756

Mapcode National: GBR 398W.42

Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.LY5C

Plus Code: 9C7R398V+3M

Entry Name: Main Gate, St Michael's Churchyard, St Michael Street, Dumfries

Listing Name: St Michael's Churchyard and Main Gate and Holy Cross Churchyard

Listing Date: 11 July 1961

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362945

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26336

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumfries, St Michael Street, St Michael's Churchyard, Main Gate

ID on this website: 200362945

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Dumfries

Electoral Ward: Nith

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Irregular-plan enclosure containing church, Burns' mausoleum
and major series of fine monuments, mostly 18th and 19th
century. Gate at NW, tall pilastered and urn-finialled
painted ashlar piers perhaps mid 18th century and with watch
houses contained within; wrought-iron gates and over-throw.
Rubble-built enclosure walls. Very grand vigorous baroque
Sharp of Hoddom monument circa 1710 (restored 1894); martyr's
slabs and 1834 granite obelisk monument inscribed "A Newall".
Many tall upright slabs; Hood family monuments by Walter
Newall. Cholera epidemic enclosure. Holy Cross churchyard
and chapel.

Statement of Interest

Sharp of Hoddom monument compares with the Smith's monument for

the 3rd Duke of Hamilton, 1696 (see also Christie's sale

Catalogue 13-14th Dec 1984, lot 255). Loudon drew attention

to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dumfries as important examples of

cemeteries with fine upright monuments. He also advertised

the qualities of locally made monuments together with freight

charges for their transportation.

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