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Little Mausoleaum

Ruble-built mausoleum built c.1815.  Rectangular in plan with a convex roof.  Exposed random rubble though it is likely that it was originally rendered.  Inscription plaque and square-headed opening to the east elevation.

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Year built

1815

History

The inscription reads 'Conjugate and filial affection have erected this. Sacred to the memory of the Revd. Joesph Little who died the 12th July 1813 in the 74th year of his age, 45 years the minister of the Presbyterian congregation of Killyleagh'.

Condition

Extensive plantlife and ivy growth throughout (2003).

Sources

RSJ Clarke, Gravestone Inscriptions: County Down. Ulster-Scot Historical Society (1966-1998).

J Beattie, The Mausolea of CountyDown and Greater Belfast. Unpublished Dissertation, Queens University Belfast (2003).

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Location

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Killyleagh 1st Presbyterian Graveyard
Plantation Street
Killyleagh
County Down
BT30 9QW
Northern Ireland