Overview of Craigentinny Marbles, The

Now incongruously squeezed between 1930s bungalows in Craigentinny Crescent (Edinburgh), the Craigentinny Marbles are the local name for the exceptional monument over the grave of eccentric local land-owner William Miller (1789 - 1848), who had spent most of his life in England. Miller was buried in a grave some 12m (40 feet) deep, which was capped in 1866 by a grand mausoleum built by architect David Rhind (1808-83). The marble panels are by Alfred Gatley and depict 'The Overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea' and 'The song of Moses and Miriam'.