Memorial

Kirkton of Culsalmond Parish

Kirkton of Culsalmond Parish WW1 War Memorial - Overview of the memorial

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Current Location

Up road running North from A920 Kirkton of Colsalmond crossroad. On wall of burial ground near old church., Kirkton Of Culsalmond Old Parish Church, Cadgers' Road, Kirkton of Culsalmond, Gordon, Grampian, AB52 6UN, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NJ 64994 32925

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 8571
Description: Oblong white Creetown Granite tablet with classical pilasters flanking inscription and names and a Grecian pediment. Mounted onto external wall.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THESE MEN IN THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (Names) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" / JOHN 15, 13.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs W. Mackay and Son, Holland Street, Abderdeen, Sculptor
Maintenance History: Partially concealed by shrubbery.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

30 November 1919

Rev. Mr Hutcheson, U.F. minister

Dedicated

30 November 1919

Mr Murdoch

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Granite - Creetown

Condition: Good

Lettering

Made from: Lead

Condition: Good

Further Information

Aberdeen Daily Journal, pg 3; December 2, 1919. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19191202/016/0003 CULSALMOND MEMORIAL DEDICATED-The tablet is a beautiful piece of white Creetown granite let into the wall and supported on blocks. The inscription and names are sunk in leaded letters, and two fluted pillars in bas relief support the top. The work was executed by Messrs W. MacKay and Son, Holland Street, Aberdeen.