Building record MAB20388 - MACDUFF WAR MEMORIAL, THE KNOWES, MACDUFF
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Summary
The Macduff war memorial stands on the top of the hill known as The Knowes.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 37631
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7046 6431 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ76SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Gamrie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
The Macduff war memorial stands on the top of the hill known as The Knowes. It commemorates the dead from both World War I and II. It is a tall slender octagonal 5-stage tower of tooled grey granite, bull-faced at lower stages, on stepped based. There are tooled granite dressings with the lower stage defined by cornice with keystoned occulus immediately below in each face. Each face (except that with recessed doorway) has polished grey granite plaques inscribed with names of fallen of 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars. There are rectangular barred openings, to light internal stair, in alternate faces of the first stage and randomly sited in second and third stages. A deep crenellated wallhead stage is delineated by a blocked cornice with blind crosslet in each face. There is a plaque stating that the foundation stone was laid on 15 April 1920 by Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught, who was a daughter of the Duke of Fife. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive.The flagstaff and a bolt on the war memorial is an Ordnance Survey trigonometrical survey point (OS trig point), and are depicted as such on the 5th edition OS map.
Period Notes
Foundation stone laid on 15 April 1920; plaques inscribed with names of fallen of 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars.
DSCN1699, DSCN1699 (Ground Photograph). SAB35992.
GR/01/AG/016/18-20, GR/01/AG/016/18-20 (Ground Photograph). SAB16230.
Jan 1 1994 , LZ 23, LZ 23 (Ground Photograph). SAB33344.
Author unknown, n.d., ABERDEEN DAILY JOURNAL, 30 Nov, 1922, p7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB23.
Sep 21 2013 , AAS-GR-13-09-019, AAS-GR-13-09-019 (Ground Photograph). SAB20949.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0101;
- HES Listed Building Number: 37631;
- NMR Card Number: NJ76SW65;
- NRHE Numlink: 178763;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ76SW0033;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB37631 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/178763 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB16230 Ground Photograph: GR/01/AG/016/18-20. Black & White. GR/01/AG/016/18-20.
- --- SAB20949 Ground Photograph: Sep 21 2013 . AAS-GR-13-09-019. Digital. AAS-GR-13-09-019.
- --- SAB23 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. ABERDEEN DAILY JOURNAL. 30 Nov, 1922, p7.
- --- SAB33344 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1994 . LZ 23. Black & White. LZ 23.
- --- SAB35992 Ground Photograph: DSCN1699. Digital. DSCN1699.
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2024 1:03PM
