Monument record MAB14356 - CULLEN WAR MEMORIAL, THE SQUARE, CULLEN

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Summary

War memorial, commemorating World War I and II.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (B) 23780

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Grid reference	Centred NJ 5128 6715 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent
Map sheet	NJ56NW
Authority	Moray
Civil Parish	Cullen

Type and Period (1)

WAR MEMORIAL (FREESTANDING) (Unveiled 16/12/1920, World War 1 to World War 2 - 1914 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

War memorial, commemorating World War I and II. The architect was John Wittet of Elgin, and it was built between 1919-1920. It is an octagonal, domed, polished sandstone ashlar monument on a stepped base. A rear door gives access to small internal cell. Names are inscribed in granite panels on the sides, which are flanked with short angle pilasters and linked at the base and entablature by a continuous string course, although the base course is broken by the rear entrance. Above the top string course is a mutuled cornice. The wall head is defined by a moulded slate cornice, linking pediments in alternate facets. The dome has a simple finial.

The foundation stone was laid by Countess of Seafield in August 1920, the memorial was unveiled on 16 December 1920 by Lt. Col. J. Dawson, dedicated by Rev. W.G.G. M'Lean. A full transcription of the memorial is held in the AAS Digital Archive.

Name of Alex Ross, OS, RN was added to the memorial in 2014; he was killed in 1942 onboard HMS Campbeltown, taking part in Operation Chariot. Disguised as a German destroyer, the ship was beached at lock-gates on the Loire estuary and exploded, putting the dock out of action for the rest of the war (SAB1270, SAB142).

GR/03/AG/022/19-27, GR/03/AG/022/19-27 (Ground Photograph). SAB31925.

May 20 1986 , FU 35-36, FU 35-36 (Ground Photograph). SAB33493.

Author unknown, n.d., BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER, 03/10/1919 (Bibliographic reference). SAB142.

Author unknown, n.d., BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER, 15/07; 16/12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB142.

Author unknown, n.d., BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER, 17/06/14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB142.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 03/-6/16 p.30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 05/07/14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 06/02/15 p.8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 09/09/16 p.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 12/06/15 p.6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 17/02/17 p.18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 17/07/15 p.20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 20/02/15 p.6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 22/07/16 P.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 27/03/15 p.29 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 30/09/16 p.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.

Oct 6 2022 , PUB-GR-22-10-086 - 099, PUB-GR-22-10-086 - 099 (Ground Photograph). SAB36206.

Other Statuses/References

Authority: MOR;
NMR Card Number: NJ56NW 68.00;
NRHE Numlink: 192867;
Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ56NW0072;

External Links (2)

https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB23780 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
https://www.trove.scot/place/192867 (Cullen, The Square, War Memorial - trove.scot link)

Sources/Archives (17)

--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 17/07/15 p.20.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 20/02/15 p.6.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 27/03/15 p.29.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 12/06/15 p.6.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 06/02/15 p.8.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 17/02/17 p.18.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 22/07/16 P.25.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 03/-6/16 p.30.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 30/09/16 p.25.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 09/09/16 p.25.
--- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 05/07/14.
--- SAB142 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER. 03/10/1919.
--- SAB142 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER. 15/07; 16/12.
--- SAB142 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BANFFSHIRE ADVERTISER. 17/06/14.
--- SAB31925 Ground Photograph: GR/03/AG/022/19-27. Black & White. GR/03/AG/022/19-27.
--- SAB33493 Ground Photograph: May 20 1986 . FU 35-36. Black & White. FU 35-36.
--- SAB36206 Ground Photograph: Oct 6 2022 . PUB-GR-22-10-086 - 099. Digital. PUB-GR-22-10-086 - 099.