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Blantyre Monument

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style. It is situated adjacent to the B815 road; in a field on the border with
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in 1830. The monument was planned by friends who held him in high esteem.
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was the designer. It was constructed in c.1825 and became a
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The monument was built to commemorate the bravery of
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The following passage is inscribed on the monument:
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55°54′57″N 4°29′45″W / 55.9157°N 4.4959°W / 55.9157; -4.4959
Erskine
Renfrewshire
William Burn
Obelisk
Robert Walter Stuart
Erskine
Renfrewshire
obelisk
Bishopton
Robert Walter Stuart
Lord Blantyre
Mar Hall
Major-General
British Army
Napoleonic Wars
Duke of Wellington
Brussels
William Burn
category B listed
Robert Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre
List of listed buildings in Erskine, Renfrewshire


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