 Hamilton Mausoleum | |
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| Location | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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| Designer | David Hamilton David Bryce |
| Material | sandstone, marble, bronze |
| Height | 37.6 m (123 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1842 |
| Completion date | 1858 |
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] Built in the grounds of the now-demolished Hamilton Palace, its high stone vault holds the record for the longest echo within any man-made structure in the world, taking 15 seconds for the sound of a slammed door to fade.[3] In 2014 the record was thought to have been broken at the Inchindown oil storage tanks in the Scottish Highlands, however this was classed as a reverberation, rather than an echo.[4]
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Hamilton Mausoleum (Category A Listed Building) (LB34518)". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Hamilton's royal past, South Lanarkshire Council
- ^ "Hamilton Mausoleum". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Cox, T., 2014. Sonic wonderland: A scientific odyssey of sound. Random House.