Orton Mausoleum, Burial Ground And St Mary's Well is a Grade B listed building in the Moray local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 November 1987. Mausoleum.
Orton Mausoleum, Burial Ground And St Mary's Well
- WRENN ID
- lesser-moulding-thistle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Moray
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1987
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Thomas Mackenzie, Elgin, architect, dated 1844. Gothic,
rectangular gabled mausoleum with SW entrance front.
Tooled ashlar, harled flanks, polished ashlar dressings.
Shallow flight of steps approach paired pointed-headed
entrances within recessed pointed-headed arch; flanking
nook-shafts and centre trumeau; inscribed quatrefoil
spandrel; angle buttresses with simple pinnacle; apex cross.
3-bay long elevations with centre projecting gabled bay at
NE; hoodmoulded pointed-headed windows light long elevations;
similar at NE gable but with paired lights. Lattice-pane
glazing; steeply pitched local slate roof with saw-tooth
skews and apex finials.
ENCLOSING WALL: coped rubble wall encloses mausoleum and
burial ground; pair square tooled ashlar gate piers in
centre SW, with gablet finials; pair cast-iron gates.
ST MARY'S WELL: set in centre of wall at NE, small drinking
well of earlier date within Gothic pedestal inscribed St
Mary's Well. Remnants of chain but no drinking cup survives.
Detailed Attributes
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