Memorial

Auchterhouse

Memorial with fountain

Source: Karen Mitchell

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Current Location

Wullies Wynd, Auchterhouse, Dundee, Tayside, DD3 0RE, Scotland

NO 34361 38270

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Type of Memorial: Fountain
WMR Reference Number: 57831
Description: Column surrounded by four thin columns supporting an empty canopy. It is set on a square plinth and steps on which crossed rifles are carved. Decorative top to the plinth which has the dedication and names in black lettering. The plinth has a horse trough attached to the 3 o'clock face. Contemporary reporting shows that it was originally a fountain.
Inscription: ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF THE/ PARISH OF AUCHTERHOUSE/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918,/ INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING WHO BELONGED TO THE PARISH./ (Names)/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Column

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Trough

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good