Basic Site Details
| Name: | Gelston, Douglas of Castle Douglas Mausoleum |
| Town, district or village: | Gelston |
| City or county: | Kirkcudbrightshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Egyptian in style. Newall Archive holds series of drawings including a project with oberlisk and also a Greek revival variant. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Mausoleum | ||
| Commemorative monument | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Build/construction | Date not certain - not given by MacKechnie | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Walter Newall | A | Date not given by MacKechnie. Attribution. | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Douglas of Castle Douglas | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| MacKechnie, Aonghus | 1988 | Walter Newall, Architect in Dumfries | Trans. Dumfres & Galloway Naturual History & Antiquarian Society, 3rd ser, lxiii | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dumfries Archive Centre | Walter Newall Collection | ||