Macrae Monument
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James Macrae (1677–1746) was most likely born in the parish of Ochiltree[2] and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the governor of Fort St George and in 1725 governor of the Madras Presidency, modern-day Chennai.[3] He encountered the pirate Edward England and was noted for reforming the administration of Madras Presidency on behalf of the British East India Company. James returned from India with a fortune conservatively estimated at £100,000. He died unmarried at Monkton House that he had purchased circa 1739[4] and renamed 'Orangefield' and was buried in 1748 at Monkton Churchyard in, for reasons that are not entirely clear, an unmarked grave.[5]
Macrae Monument | |
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Alternative names | Orangefield family burial ground[1] |
General information | |
Type | Monument |
Architectural style | Corinthian |
Location | Monkton Hill, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
Town or city | Monkton |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.5206°N 4.5907°W / 55.5206; -4.5907 |
Construction started | 1748 |
Completed | 1750 |
Client | James Macrae |
Height | 10m |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Sandstone ashlar blocks |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Swan |