What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Calton Hill, Herman Lyon's Mausoleum as Mausoleum (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
19th-century mausoleum; a significant example of Neoclassical funerary architecture in Edinburgh. Its design reflects the 19th-century trend of monumental private tombs in urban settings.
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Places near here
The HillsideGallery · 23 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City ObservatoryObservatory (19th Century) · 32 yd
Thomas Henderson MemorialMemorial · 36 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City Observatory, City DomeObservatory (19th Century) · 43 yd
Playfair MonumentMemorial · 73 yd
The Portuguese CannonVisitor information · 89 yd
Dugald Stewart MonumentVisitor information · 93 yd
Calton HillMountain / peak · 111 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, National MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century), Culvert (period Unknown), Temple (19th Century) · 140 yd
Calton Hill viewed from Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 143 yd
National Monument of ScotlandHeritage attraction · 148 yd
Edinburgh, Regent Road, K6 Telephone KioskTelephone Box (20th Century) (1935) · 193 yd