Brisbane Aisle - The Brisbane Family Vault - Largs
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Brisbane Aisle - The Brisbane Family Vault - Largs
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh Taken: 27 May 2017
Built for the Shaws of Kelsoland, this category A listed building became the burial vault of the Brisbane family sometime after 1695. The date 1634 as inscribed on a heraldic datestone at the east side of the structure, above a sealed portal. A heraldic panel is inscribed with "P.S" and "I.S", indicating the Shaws of Kelsoland. An armorial device with mullets (stars) for the Shaw and annulets (rings) for the Montgomeries of Braidstone is present. A carved armorial device on the west side carries the initials "P.S./I.M./I.S". Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE (23 July 1773 – 27 January 1860) a British soldier, colonial governor and astronomer, is interred within the aisle. Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brisbane Brisbane Aisle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane_Aisle
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Image Location
Latitude
55.794722
Longitude
-4.869002