Main Gate, St Michael's Churchyard, St Michael Street, Dumfries is a Grade A listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 July 1961. Churchyard, mausoleum.

Main Gate, St Michael's Churchyard, St Michael Street, Dumfries

WRENN ID: fallow-rubble-hazel
Grade: A
Local Planning Authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 11 July 1961
Type: Churchyard, mausoleum
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Irregular-plan enclosure containing church, Burns' mausoleum

and major series of fine monuments, mostly 18th and 19th

century. Gate at NW, tall pilastered and urn-finialled

painted ashlar piers perhaps mid 18th century and with watch

houses contained within; wrought-iron gates and over-throw.

Rubble-built enclosure walls. Very grand vigorous baroque

Sharp of Hoddom monument circa 1710 (restored 1894); martyr's

slabs and 1834 granite obelisk monument inscribed "A Newall".

Many tall upright slabs; Hood family monuments by Walter

Newall. Cholera epidemic enclosure. Holy Cross churchyard

and chapel.

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