Monteath Mausoleum in Jedburgh, Scotland

Monteath Mausoleum in Jedburgh, Scotland

A spectacular Victorian era mausoleum commissioned by General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas stands on Gersit Law, overlooking the village of Ancrum below. Thomas Monteath was born in 1788, in Jamaica, to a Scottish father and an English mother. Thomas grew up to serve in the British Army, starting out as a cadet he quickly rose through the ranks becoming a major-general with the Bengal Infantry. He spent most of his career serving in northern Indi…