Mausoleum of the Turnbulls of Place of Bonhill
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Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 7 Jul 2013
Also shown in Image; for context, see Image, where this is the nearest of the visible structures. For the origins of the Turnbull family see Image Place of Bonhill was a mansion house that had previously been the residence of the Smollett family. It was in 1806, some time after the Smolletts had vacated the house, that it became the residence of the Turnbulls: John Turnbull restored the house from its ruined state. Place of Bonhill (the house) is gone, and the name is now applied to a road in that area Image; that road was previously called Turnbull's Loan (the spoken form of the name is Trummel's Loan: see the link just given). As for the vault itself, there is a winged head above the entrance. Inside is the iron gate, several tablets, two crests, and the carved head of a bull: Image Just out of shot to the right is the Arthur Vault: Image The Arthurs of Dillichip were connected to the Turnbulls by marriage (Robert Arthur was married to Marion Turnbull) and through business (the firm of Turnbull & Arthur carried on calico printing at Dillichip). Various members of the Turnbull family were also associated with the pyroligneous works at Millburn, whose site is now occupied by Image
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