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    Memorial

    Lieutenant R I Mackenzie and Men of the Gairloch Area

    Gairloch War Memorial

    Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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    Current Location

    Adjacent to the Crasg Car Park, Gairloch, Ross And Cromarty, Highlands and Islands, IV21 2BL, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NG 80522 75962

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    44809
    Description
    Three-steped octagonal base surmounted by square plinth, shaft and stylised Cross. Inscription carved on the the sides fo the plinth and front face of the top step. The memorial covers the villages of Gairloch, Mellon Charles, Sand, Melvaig, Kinlochewe and Poolewe.
    Inscription
    6 O'CLOCK FACE: (Names)/ ERECTED BY/ SIR KENNETH AND LADY MARJORY MACKENZIE/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON/ RODERICK I. MACKENZIE LIEUT BLACK WATCH/ AND THE MEN OF GAIRLOCH/ 1914 WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1919 OTHER FACES: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    63
    Died
    63
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, home village
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    11
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    surname, forenames, service, home village
    Maker(s)
    • Sir Robert Lorimer, Designer

    Maintenance History
    2009 Sep. Memorial was resited. 2008: Following public consultation, it was decided to move the memorial. September 2019: Seems to have been cleaned since last visited.

    Ceremonies

    Presented

    1 October 1920

    Sir Kenneth and Lady Mackenzie of Gairloch have erected a memorial

    Rededicated

    19 Sep.2009

    Previous Location(s)

    On a mound opposite the car park., Opposite the Crasg Car Park, Gairloch, Ross And Cromarty, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NG 805 759

    Year of move

    August to Sep. 2009

    Reason for move

    To improve access as the memorial was approached by steep steps up the mound.

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Steps

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Steps

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Scottish War Memorials Project http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=3301
    • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.59 (Nov. 2013) p.13 Published:War Memorials Trust London 2013 photo of resited memorial.
    • News Release about the vote to move the memorial-https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/2402/gairloch_residents_vote_to_relocate_war_memorial
    • BBC News Online
    • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Friday 01 October 1920 GAIRLOCH WAR MEMORIAL https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19201001/078/0006
    • Carter Postcard Collection