Wemyss Mausoleum, Gosford Estate, East Lothian

Please excuse the video i was walking and tracking/video at the same time and lost sight of the drone often due to blending in with the back ground hence why the video stops and starts.
Wemyss Mausoleum, Gosford Estate, East Lothian
It may seem a strange question to ask, are there pyramids in Scotland? The answer is yes - but not quite what we would typically expect a pyramid to be, especially in scale. Nevertheless, at Gosford Mausoleum there is a pyramid, albeit small. It is associated with people who have Egyptian architecture embedded as a core and celebrated element in their beliefs - Scottish Rite Freemasons.
Entrance to Gosford Mausoleum
Entrance to Wemyss Mausoleum at Gosford
There are many historic sites associated with Scottish Rite Freemasonry in Scotland which possess significant yews e.g. Roslyn Chapel and Roslin Castle perhaps being the prime examples. These sites also involve particular families most associated with Scottish Rite Freemasonry since the creation of the first lodge in the 12th century - known as the Lodge Mother at Kilwinning in Ayrshire. One particularly unique and hugely significant site shows compelling, clearly esoteric links between places influenced by Freemasonry and featuring yew trees - Gosford Mausoleum.
Built in 1795 to house the remains of the Earl of Wemyss it is a:
“Free-standing mausoleum built on a square ground plan capped with a plain pyramid of 24 courses. Ashlar walls having advanced tetrastyle porticos of the Doric order to all four elevations. The principal entrance is located to the west elevation….The interior comprises of an octagonal chamber having a stone floor and a vaulted ceiling rising into the apex of the pyramid. The walls are lined with 64 niches grouped in arched recesses….The 7th Earl of Wemyss, Francis Charteris (1723-1808) bought the Gosford estate in 1781 and having built a grand house to designs by Robert Adam he later set about constructing a family burial vault at a cost of £1,073. The mausoleum was built in the form of pyramid reflecting the Earl’s connection with Freemasonry and in particular his position as Grand Master Mason of Scotland. The 7th Earl is the only member of the family to be buried within the mausoleum.” (1)
One of the remaining 15 heritage yews within the mausoleum enclosure
One of the remaining 15 heritage yews within the mausoleum enclosure
Gosford Mausoleum (also known as Wemyss Mausoleum) is enclosed by a circular wall. Within the enclosure 16 yew trees were planted in 1795. One has been removed since then leaving a stump cut to ground level. In 2018 girths of these yews ranged from 172 - 248 cm in single trunk trees as some are forked from ground level. Despite all the yews here being around 225 years old there is quite a percentage of difference in girth between the smallest and largest despite all existing in essentially the same habitat. This example is yet one more showing how girth measurements taken as the primary indicator of an accurate age for a yew can be misleading - even in yews just over two centuries old.
The arrangement of the yews in the ground plan of the enclosure seems to be random. Of course the possibility exists they were planted in a deliberate design with relevance to Freemasonry’s use of sacred geometry and astrology. Not only to place buildings at a precise spot on Earth, as evidence suggests this is to utilise beneficial telluric forces associated with volcanic plugs and fault lines, but also to align it to certain celestial events. It is fairly safe to assume that the Mausoleum’s precise location was constructed along one, or all, of these principles. But what Freemasonic principle would mean that the site of the mausoleum would also require living trees within the circular enclosure. Moreover, that the only trees utilised for this purpose are yew trees so was the intention to create a sacred grove of yews.
The sixteen yews factor into the numerological aspects of this site. The above description of the Mausoleum’s architecture includes a factor involving the number 4, as in a square ground plan (1 x 4), octagonal chamber (2 x 4), 24 courses of the pyramid (6 x 4) and 64 niches in the chamber (18 x 4). Hence planting 16 yews (4 x 4) surely cannot be a mere numerical coincidence. It is clearly intentional to factor the living yews into the architectural harmonies based on the 4 sided figure of the ‘square’, as esoterically referred to in Scottish Freemasonry rather than merely the literal meaning of it as the shape. The yews were as much a planned part of this creation as the stones.

[@ninja-japan]

Nice upload! Wonderful flight & BGM! Thanks for sharing, my friends.🥷🇯🇵

[@jaybee2786]

Thank you

[@Aheilancooinwales]

Enjoyed watching this John, also enjoyed reading about it, thanks

[@jaybee2786]

It's a great estate to visit and it free

[@DroneViewsMedia]

Very nicely done, looks like a lovely place to fly 👍🛎️

[@jaybee2786]

Lots more than the mansion to view on the grounds

[@jimthorleydronefootage]

Nice John, I am a fan of the drone shots where you fly through a path or wooded area to reach the subject very nice sir 🎥👏

[@jaybee2786]

You can entry by the main gate but no parking there.

[@jaybee2786]

Jim if you want any info ref parking and entry just ask mate

[@AMDronephotography]

I’d spot the cautious flight through trees anywhere 😉 branches always look closer on a screen. Nice video John and an interesting mausoleum, I looked this up earlier. 👍🏻

[@jaybee2786]

There are many things of intrest on the estate like this honestly if near by go in, on the coastal road heading south turn right at gosforf Farm shop and park car then walk

[@thomaswalker8790]

Serene atmosphere

[@jaybee2786]

Honestly it's a place we'll worth a visit

[@johnnymac26]

cracking shots mate

[@Faroutamazingadventures]

Well done! Thanks for sharing this journey! New subscriber and follower here 👍⬆️🔔🤝😊 638

[@Drone.vision]

Well done John, this is a lovely video! Great flight and well captured , brilliant ! Watched and liked !

[@jaybee2786]

I had no intention of posting as it was a slap dash video

[@Drone.vision]

@@jaybee2786 I think sometimes , strangely they end up the best videos and more people want them, I’ve had one or two like that haha !

[@jaybee2786]

@Drone.vision thanks again

[@ScotlandFarAndNear]

Well done John 👍👍 - it is quite a magical place 😍😍

[@jaybee2786]

Thank you

[@jaybee2786]

I do recommend it for a visit and flight

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome share

[@jaybee2786]

Thank you

[@jaybee2786]

I was flying the dji mavic 3 to some its a big drone, and walking behind the drone which I don't normally do

[@jaybee2786]

Wasnt my entention to video was just using up a battery. But its very similar to queen Victoria tribute to her husband Albert up at balmoral castle

[@jaybee2786]

I should havd put more effort and time into this video it deserves better