Description

Graveyard to Alloway Kirk. Near square-plan. Predominantly 19th century headstones, some with railed areas. Notable is the headstone of Robert Burns' father, William Burnes, who was buried in 1784. Mausoleum of Lt Gen Hughes of Mount Charles to southwest corner who was buried in 1832; architraved openings flanked by fluted columns; pilaster angles; triglyph entablature; mutuled cornice; blocking course.

Stone gatepiers and 2-leaf iron gates to central entrance. Iron railed stone stair to left. Coped boundary wall enclosing site.

Statement of Interest

Of special note is the resting place of Robert Burns' father. Also of particular interest is the finely executed classical mausoleum to Lt Gen Hughes of Mount Charles, employing similar details to the Burns Monument (see separate listing).

'Alloway Kirk' is Scheduled Monument No 308 and is excluded from the listing.

Listed building record and statutory address updated in 2015. Previously listed as 'Alloway, Alloway Kirk Graveyard including Hughes Mausoleum, Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Wall.'

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17853775

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]