Douglas Mausoleum

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Title

Douglas Mausoleum

Description

The Mausoleum is an imposing memorial to the history of Castle Douglas and a fine example of early nineteenth century funerary architecture. It contains the remains of 25 members of the Douglas family, beginning with Sir William - the founder of Castle Douglas, who died in 1821. The last member was interred in 1965 (George Douglas from New York). The Mausoleum became an A listed building in 1971 and members of the Community Council are dedicated to preserving this historic structure.

 

Source

dumfriesandgalloway

Type

Museum

Identifier

1032

Spatial Coverage

current,54.92406,-3.938598;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Place

Castle Douglas

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

27/9/2009

OpeningTime1

11.00-14.00

OpeningTime2

11.00-15.00

Activities

Directions (Castle Douglas, DG7 1RU):
From the Visitor Information Centre on Market Hill, Castle Douglas turn left on to King Street.  Follow this road out of town and then take the road to the left for Threave Gardens. Continue past the entrance to Threave and the Mausoleum is on the right. From the A75 take the B736 at the Threave roundabout towards
Castle Douglas, turn right towards Threave Gardens and continue as above.

Assisted wheelchair access

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11447

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

DG7 1RU

Citation

“Douglas Mausoleum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1030.

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