| Monument Name: | Blantyre Monument |
| Coordinates: | 55.9157°N -4.4959°W |
| Location: | Erskine, Renfrewshire |
| Designer: | William Burn |
| Type: | Obelisk |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height: | 80feet |
| Complete: | c.1825 |
| Dedicated To: | Robert Walter Stuart |
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[2] The monument was planned by friends who held him in high esteem.[2] William Burn was the designer.[1] It was constructed in c.1825 and became a category B listed monument on 27 June 1980.[3] [4]
The following passage is inscribed on the monument:
Erected by the county of Renfrewto the memory of the right honorableRobert Walter 11th Lord Blantyre A Major-General in the British Armyand formerly Lord Lieutenant ofRenfrewshire
In testimony of respect for hispublic services and as a tributeof esteem of his private worth