Memorial

Quintinshill Railway Accident - memorial cairn at Gretna Green

Memorial

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

Car Park, Blacksmith's Shop Visitor Centre, Gretna Green, Annandale And Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, DG16 5EB, Scotland

NY 32139 68534

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Type of Memorial: Cairn
WMR Reference Number: 44218
Description: Cairn formed of stones taken from near the site of the accident. Dedicatory bronze plaque, headed by Western Front Association emblem, on sandstone slab placed on top of the cairn. Badge of the Royal Scots on two sides of the cairn
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ 214 OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF/ THE 1/7TH ROYAL SCOTS/ (THE ROYAL REGIMENT0/ WHO, TOGETHER WITH A FURTHER/ 13 RAILWAYMEN AND OTHER/ PASSENGERS, DIED IN THE / QUINTINSHILL RAIL DISASTER,/ ON 22ND MAY 1915. / THE CRASH SITE, ABOUT HALF A/ MILE TO THE NORTH CAN BE SEEN/ FROM THIS SPOT./ ERECTED BY/ THE SCOTTISH AREA OF THE/ WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION/ MAY 1995.

Cairn

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Base

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

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