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Latitude: 54.9598 / 54°57'35"N
Longitude: -4.483 / 4°28'58"W
OS Eastings: 241115
OS Northings: 565612
OS Grid: NX411656
Mapcode National: GBR 4H.YL2N
Mapcode Global: WH3TF.3LHM
Plus Code: 9C6QXG58+WQ
Entry Name: Monument To Ninth Earl Of Galloway, Victoria Street, Newton Stewart
Listing Name: Victoria Street, Monument to 9TH Earl of Galloway
Listing Date: 18 March 1993
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384118
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38700
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Newton Stewart, Victoria Street, Monument To Ninth Earl Of Galloway
ID on this website: 200384118
Location: Newton Stewart
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Newton Stewart
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Monument
Richard Park of Newon Stewart, architec, 1875.
Octagonal gothic monument in 4 decreasing stages.
Polished ashlar with colonnettes of finely dressed pink granite. 1st stage has buttresses flanking inscribed panels with gablet pointed-arched surrounds. Buttresses support lions sedant bearing shields and lances. To 2nd, octagonal ashlar drum with cornice. This supports tall shaft with 4 engaged colonnettes at compass points. Elaborate octagonal frieze over this with projecting gargoyles. To 4th stage, spirelet with miniature lucarnes; cross finial at apex.
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