2012

NS6065 : The Aiken Mausoleum

taken 12 years ago, near to Royston, Glasgow, Scotland

The Aiken Mausoleum
The Aiken Mausoleum
This is the largest mausoleum in the Necropolis, yet its situation makes it easy to miss. Part of its roof appears in another contributor's earlier photo: NS6065 : Glasgow Necropolis.

The structure is more impressive from the front (the west), but the building is then so close that photographing anything more than details becomes awkward: NS6065 : The Aiken Mausoleum (detail).

In the present view (from the south), the little area enclosed by the stone balustrade is the burial ground of the Dilettanti Society. The Society was founded in 1824, and purchased this burial ground in 1835 [see pages 260-64 of George Blair's "Biographic and Descriptive Sketches of Glasgow Necropolis" (1857)].

Returning to the Aiken Mausoleum: inside it there are four large tablets fixed on the east wall; these tablets are headed with the names of (from right to left): William Aiken, Barton Aiken of Kipperoch, John Aiken of Dalmoak, and John Belch of Drumoyne. William, Barton and John were brothers; they and their respective lands are discussed in the item on NS3877 : Dalmoak House. John Aiken's wife was Janet Belch, of the family of the above-mentioned John Belch of Drumoyne.
Glasgow Necropolis

The Necropolis is 37 acres in extent, and was formally opened in 1833. Like the Père Lachaise in Paris, it was laid out as a garden cemetery. In 1966, its ownership was transferred from the Merchants House of Glasgow to what is now Glasgow City Council. See LinkExternal link for further information.


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Geographical Context: Burial ground, Crematorium Place: Glasgow Necropolis other tags: Mausoleum Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Part of the Glasgow [41] · Glasgow's East [15] · East end from the Necropolis [9] · East Wall [3] Other Photos: · Dalmoak House · The Aiken Mausoleum (detail) ·
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 8 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 25 August, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 6037 6553 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 6037 6550
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