The Johhstone Mausoleum was designed by Robert and James Adam in 1789 for John Johnstone, first laird of Alva (d.1795), and his wife Caroline (d.1778). Believed to be one of the first examples in Renaissance Europe of the use of the Greek Doric Order, it is also one of the best mausolea in Scotland and the main structure in Alva churchyard, the church having been demolished in 1985. Our conservation audit of the building identified a number of urgent repairs and restoration works to ensure its survival.