Building record MAB26581 - GORDON HIGHLANDERS MEMORIAL, DUTHIE PARK
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Summary
Memorial to the Gordon Highlanders, dated 1898, within Duthie Park (NJ90SW0989), commemorating losses during service in India 1892-8.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 46783
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9362 0450 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Memorial to the Gordon Highlanders, dated 1898, within Duthie Park (NJ90SW0989), commemorating losses during service in India 1892-8. It is a grey granite triangular obelisk on a tooled plinth which narrows to the obelisk. Each elevation bears the Gordon Highlanders crest, including their motto 'BYDAND', surmounted by grotesque masks. Originally a bronze angel holding a laurel wreath stood on top of the memorial but this is now missing. An inscription on the base reads: ERECTED BY THE 1ST BATTALION GORDON HIGHLANDERS IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN WHO SW base: WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE DURING THEIR TOUR OF SERVICE IN INDIA FROM JANUARY 1892 TO NOVEMBER 1898 .
Period Notes
Listed 29/02/2000
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL, 2017, A LIST OF SOME OF THE WAR MEMORIALS IN ABERDEEN CITY (Bibliographic reference). SAB6461.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 46783;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW31;
- NRHE Numlink: 168655;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW1023;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB46783 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/168655 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB6461 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL. 2017. A LIST OF SOME OF THE WAR MEMORIALS IN ABERDEEN CITY.
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Record last edited
Oct 7 2020 4:21PM
