Monument record MAB3059 - DYKE WAR MEMORIAL
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Summary
Dyke war memorial gate arch, built between 1921-1922, designed by Dr. P. MacGregor Chalmers, located on the lych gate to the cemetery of Dyke Parish Church (MAB3049).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9896 5845 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH95NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Dyke and Moy |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
It is constructed of tooled rubble with tooled ashlar dressings, and it has a round-headed arch under a gabled overthrow with an apex cross, and a niche containing a sword and laurel wreath. Inscribed plaques commemorating the dead of World War I and World War II flank the gates. In a niche on the churchyard side gable of the gateway is a carved stone wreath surmounted by a cross, with the inscription above reading 'In memory 1914-1918'. A plaque on the inside wall of the gateway lists the names of those lost. A full transcription of the memorial is held in the AAS Digital Archive.
GR/04/AG/030/8-13/WM, GR/04/AG/030/8-13/WM (Ground Photograph). SAB32004.
MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP, 2012, MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS INCLUDING BURIED TOMBSTONES: DYKE CHURCHYARD, EXTENSION AND WAR WAR MEMORIAL (Bibliographic reference). SAB7646.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 19/06/15 p.31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 19/08/16 p.27 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 22/04/16 p.20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 28/10/16 p.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NH95NE0042;
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Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 19/08/16 p.27.
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 22/04/16 p.20.
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 19/06/15 p.31.
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 28/10/16 p.25.
- --- SAB32004 Ground Photograph: GR/04/AG/030/8-13/WM. Black & White. GR/04/AG/030/8-13/WM.
- --- SAB7646 Bibliographic reference: MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP. 2012. MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS INCLUDING BURIED TOMBSTONES: DYKE CHURCHYARD, EXTENSION AND WAR WAR MEMORIAL.
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2026 9:16AM
