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M147 Gravestone for James Reid, Kilmacolm

Address: Kilmacolm Cemetery, Port Glasgow Road, Kilmacolm PA13 4SF
Date: 1897–8
Client: Unknown
Authorship:

(Mackintosh)

This was the second of four gravestones made to Mackintosh's design. It was probably commissioned through Reid's son-in-law, William Davidson, who became Mackintosh's most loyal patron.

Authorship: A photograph of the stone was published under Mackintosh's name in 1902, and a signed drawing for it survives, confirming his authorship.

Status: Standing structure

Listing category: B

RCAHMS Site Number: NS37SE 73

Grid Reference: NS 35432 70753

GPS coordinates: lat = 55.901675, lng = -4.633831 (Map)

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.