Monument (1)
Boatswain's (Byron's dog) Monument - a stone pedestal rising from circular steps and surmounted by an urn. (2)
In 1808 [the sixth Lord] Byron buried his dog Boatswain; his neat classical monument stands sacrilegiously near the high altar of the old church. (3)
This monument is to Bryron's dog; born in New Foundland May 1803, died at Newstead 1808. The top urn is of marble. There are plain marble panels on three sides, with an inscription on the east side in praise of the dog, who Byron considered his only true friend. (4)
See M2565 for abbey and M8293 for house.

Listed buildings slides, 2 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> OS, 1915, 1:2500, County Series 1915 (Map). SNT1024.

Other Refs: 33/1

<1> Gedling Borough Council, 1991, Gedling's Heritage, 119 (Published document). SNT1552.

<2> Nottingham Corporation, 1932, Newstead Abbey - A concise handbook to the Abbey ruins, the Mansion with its Byron and other relics and the gardens, pp 26 - 27 (Published document). SNT1458.

<3> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 205 (Monograph). SNT4.

<4> Donald Insall Associates Ltd, 2004, Newstead Abbey. Landscape Restoration Management Plan. Landscape Structures Condition Survey (Unpublished document). SNT4863.