The Guise Mausoleum

The Guise Mausoleum is a mausoleum built in 1733 for Sir John Guise. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and designed in a neo-Classical style, featuring a square plan. The remaining structure includes four ashlar piers with capitals and the lower two-thirds of attached baseless columns, which originally had Doric capitals at the corners. These piers once supported a vaulted superstructure, and each of the four sides had a recessed semi-circular arch. Above the columns, there was an entablature with a Doric frieze, topped by a pyramidal stone roof. Beneath the structure lies the burial vault, which is a chamber. Since the upper part of the mausoleum collapsed in the early 20th century, much of the masonry now rests on the ground.