Monument To Duke Of Beaufort, Circa 100 Metres North East Of Dower House

Monument to the 4th Duke of Beaufort, who died in 1756, located approximately 100 metres northeast of Dower House. The monument was in place by 1764 and was designed by Thomas Wright. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features a rectangular plinth with diagonal buttresses that support four rusticated rocks, which in turn hold a rectangular sarcophagus also with diagonal buttresses. The plinth has a moulded offset base course and a broad capping. The sarcophagus is adorned with a three-part architrave that carries a frieze decorated with a series of raised triglyphs and a deep cavetto cornice. The frieze includes a carved legend that reads: FRATERNI DIGNUS AMORIS, meaning "Worthy of Brotherly Love." The monument was recently repaired and re-erected by the Avon Gardens Trust in 1987 and was historically believed to commemorate a racehorse.