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Alloway Kirk Graveyard

A Category B Listed Building in Ayr, South Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.428 / 55°25'40"N

Longitude: -4.6374 / 4°38'14"W

OS Eastings: 233203

OS Northings: 618060

OS Grid: NS332180

Mapcode National: GBR 49.00HX

Mapcode Global: WH2PW.QTXQ

Plus Code: 9C7QC9H7+52

Entry Name: Alloway Kirk Graveyard

Listing Name: Alloway Kirk Graveyard including Hughes Mausoleum, Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Wall and excluding Scheduled Monument No 308, 'Alloway Kirk', Alloway

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Last Amended: 26 August 2015

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 405577

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB21471

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Ayr, Alloway, Alloway Kirk Graveyard

ID on this website: 200405577

Location: Ayr

County: South Ayrshire

Town: Ayr

Electoral Ward: Ayr West

Traditional County: Ayrshire

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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.'

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