Gruline, Isle of Mull, Scotland – The Mausoleum of Major General MacQuarie and his family
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4800 x 3200 px | 40.6 x 27.1 cm | 16 x 10.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 June 2022Location:
Gruline, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UKMore information:
Lachlan MacQuarie was born on the Isle of Ulva, just off the northwest coast of Mull, in 1761. His father was a cousin of the last chief of Clan MacQuarrie. He joined the military in 1775, at the age of just 14, and rose to become a Major General. When his first wife died shortly after their marriage, MacQuarie was despondent and returned home to Mull. There he met and married his second wife, Elizabeth Campbell. In 1809 he was offered the post of Governor of New South Wales and moved to Australia. During his tenure in office (1810-1821) MacQuarie travelled widely in Australia and helped improve the political stability of the newly developing region. He resigned his post in 1821 due to poor health and moved back to Mull, where he died in 1824. So influential was MacQuarie in the establishment of a new and - for the time - relatively independent nation, that he became known as 'The Father of Australia' after his death in 1824. After his death, the mausoleum was built in the grounds of the Gruline estate, which he owned. The mausoleum is a very simple structure built of sandstone, a rectangle with a slate roof and gables at each end.