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The Hamilton Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1] It was the resting place of the family of the Dukes of Hamilton . [ 2 ] The mausoleum is Category A listed. [ 1 ]
Hamilton Palace from the north-west by Thomas Annan. Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.It was the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton and is widely acknowledged as having been one of the grandest houses in the British Isles. [1]
Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643.It is the senior dukedom in that peerage (except for the Dukedom of Rothesay held by the sovereign's eldest son), and as such its holder is the premier peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas.
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852), styled as the Earl of Angus until 1799 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale from 1799–1819, was a Scottish politician and art collector.
The Low Parks Museum in Hamilton, originally designed by James Smith as the home of David Crawford, secretary to the Duke of Hamilton. Tomb of Sir George Mackenzie in Greyfriars Kirkyard. James Smith (c. 1645–1731) was a Scottish architect, who pioneered the Palladian style in Scotland.
Historically, the crown has been used in ceremonies to represent the sovereign’s presence and it will be placed on Elizabeth II’s coffin by Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, the 16th Duke of Hamilton.
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, the subject of the exhibit 'At Home with the Duke and Duchess' One of the most unusual and interesting objects in the Museum is a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial. Found during sand quarrying operations at Ferniegair in the 1930s, this well-preserved skeleton represents one of the very early residents of South ...
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