Craigentinny Mausoleum

Category

Library Item

Item no

9476

Title

Craigentinny Mausoleum

Description

A classically designed stone Mausoleum with a rounded roof. The roof and upper section are heavily carved with angels, lions and swags of flowers. The side panel is carved with a biblical scene depicting the overthrow of the Pharaoh in the Red Sea. Trees can be seen in the background.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1922

Size

28.8 x 23.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Also known as the Miller Mausoleum, the Craigentinny Marbles were built as a tomb and monument to William Henry Christie Miller. Miller, a Member of Parliament, owned Craigentinny House and its surrounding estate. He left instructions that after his death in 1848, a classical tomb should be constructed in a field on his estate. This was completed in 1856. Today the site is surrounded by bungalows built in the 1930s.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

Architecture > Monuments > Tombs

Places > Edinburgh areas > Piershill

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh