Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
Shaw Monument
Shaw Monument — category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Ian Rainey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Shaw Monument is a category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB994). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Shaw Monument is an 18th-century structure that has been interpreted as a folly and stands about 1 mile East of Prestwick, overlooking Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Shaw Monument is an 18th-century structure that has been interpreted as a folly and stands about 1 mile East of Prestwick, overlooking Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.5015, -4.5857
- Address
- | location_town = Prestwick
- Established
- 1775
Sources
- wikidata: Q7491182 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shaw Monument (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shaw Monument?
- Shaw Monument is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Shaw Monument built?
- Built or established in 1775.
- Who owns Shaw Monument?
- Shaw Monument is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Shaw Monument a listed building?
- Shaw Monument is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.