Building record MAB41124 - LAURENCEKIRK WAR MEMORIAL
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Summary
The war memorial of Laurencekirk stands in a park on the southeast side of the burgh.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7195 7107 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO77SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Laurencekirk |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
The war memorial of Laurencekirk stands in a park on the southeast side of the burgh. It commemorates the dead from the burgh and parish for World War I and II. It is a tall rectangular obelisk of rough hewn granite with a crenellated top. The south face is the memorial to World War I with the plaque bearing the names cut into the surface. Above it is a swag which lies beneath a rampant lion. Below the names is an inset plaque with a crossed sabre and standard with the dates 1914 and 1919. Down the west side is a large sword pointing down. It was erected on 16 July 1922. On the north face at the base is the memorial to World War II, above which is a later additional carved plaque commemorating a member of the Scots Guard killed in the Falklands War of 1982, and a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps killed on duty in Northern Ireland. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive.
GR/00/AG/009/22-7, GR/00/AG/009/22-7 (Ground Photograph). SAB14496.
Author unknown, n.d., ABERDEEN DAILY JOURNAL, 17 July 1922, p3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB23.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO77SW0046;
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Record last edited
Jul 12 2013 9:50PM
