Blantyre Monument
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|monument_name = Blantyre Monument
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|location = Erskine, Renfrewshire
|designer = William Burn
|type = Obelisk
|material = Stone
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|begin =
|complete = c.1825
|dedicated_to = Robert Walter Stuart
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Blantyre Monument is a commemorative stone in Erskine, Renfrewshire. The monument is in the obelisk style. It is situated adjacent to the B815 road; in a field on the border with Bishopton.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/219026/details/erskine+house+blantyre+monument/|title=Site Record for Erskine House & Blantyre Monument|publisher=Canmore.rcahms.gov.uk|accessdate=2014-07-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.blantyre.biz/Lord-Blantyre.html|title=Bla'antir's Ain Website|publisher=Blantyre.biz|accessdate=2014-07-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817032614/http://blantyre.biz/Lord-Blantyre.html|archivedate=2014-08-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-10889-blantyre-monument-by-freeland-bishopton-e/osmap |title=OS Map of Blantyre Monument by Freeland, Bishopton|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=2014-07-18}}
History
The monument was built to commemorate the bravery of Robert Walter Stuart, the 11th Lord Blantyre, who lived at nearby Erskine House (now Mar Hall). He was a Major-General in the British Army and served in the Napoleonic Wars with the Duke of Wellington. He was killed accidentally by a stray bullet in a street fight in Brussels in 1830. The monument was planned by friends who held him in high esteem. William Burn was the designer. It was constructed in c.1825 and became a category B listed monument on 27 June 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-10889-blantyre-monument-by-freeland-bishopton-e |title=Blantyre Monument by Freeland, Bishopton|publisher=British Listed Buildings |date= |accessdate=2014-07-18}}
Inscription
The following passage is inscribed on the monument:
Erected by the county of Renfrew
to the memory of the right honorable
Robert Walter 11th Lord Blantyre
A Major-General in the British Army
and formerly Lord Lieutenant of
Renfrewshire
In testimony of respect for his
public services and as a tribute
of esteem of his private worth