Burns Monument, Burns Statue Square, Ayr is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Burns Monument, Burns Statue Square, Ayr
- WRENN ID
- wild-pedestal-coral
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Burns Monument, Burns Statue Square, Ayr, KA7 1SU
- OS grid reference
- NS 338 213
- Coordinates
- 55.45814, -4.62867
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Burns Monument, located in Burns Statue Square in Ayr, was created by sculptor George A Lawson in 1892, with architectural design by James A Morris. The monument features a stepped plinth made of Aberdeen granite, which is square in shape. Each face of the plinth has bronze relief tablets that depict four different scenes. A pulvinated frieze runs around the monument, and it is topped with a bronze figure of Robert Burns, who is facing south. The site is enclosed by replacement grey iron railings in a circular plan.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings