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Testimonial monument built in 1839 to a design by John Henderson, architect. It was built on the site of a tumulus (barrow), which was excavated and removed when laying the foundations of the monument. A cist and urn, together with human bones, a spear and a gold ferrule were found in it. The OS surveyed the existing earthen mound in 1958 and concluded that it seems to be entirely modern. The monument itself was erected by grateful tenants following the Earl of Panmure's generosity, who was willing to forego their rents for several years following poor harvests in the 1820s, which left them unable to pay. It has a neo-Gothic pedestal flanked by arched buttresses, surmounted by a circular fluted column that is balustraded above the capital and terminates in a stone urn. It is 105 feet (32 metres) high. A viewing platform at the top is reached by a spiral staircase. A watching brief was carried out by Rathmell Archaeology in October 2018 on a trench dug from the monument to a telephone pole to the southeast. No archaeological features or artefacts were recorded.
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NO53NW0004 - PANMURE TESTIMONIAL