Memorial

Park District/Sgire na Pairce

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North side of B8060 overlooking Loch Eireasort, at the east end of the Village, Kershader/Caersiadair (Isle Of Lewis), Western Islands, Highlands and Islands, HS2 9QA, Scotland

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NB 34118 20286

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 58025
Description: Pillar in the design of a tower. It is made of stone blocks with a central pinnacle at the top with four smaller pinnacles at each corner. There is a celtic cross on the central pinnacle. There are tablets set into three sides of the pillar with incised inscription in gold lettering. The memorial is surrounded by a dry stone wall. This memorial covers the settlements of Kershader/Cearsiadair, Habost/Tabaost, Garyvard/Taobh a'Ghlinnie, Cromore/Cromor, Marvig/Marbhig, Gravir/Grabhair, Lemreway/Taobh a'Ghlinne, Orinsay/Orasaigh, Calbost/Tabaost and Caverstay/Cabharstadh This replaced an earlier memorial- see our reference 84517.
Inscription: 6 oclock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-19./(Names)/ 1939-45./ (Names) Caverstay 3 o'clock face: 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ 1914-1918 1939 - 1945/ Calbost/ (Names) 9 o'clock face: 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 49
Died: 49
Information shown: home village, surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: home village

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 38
Died: 38
Information shown: home village, surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: home village

History

Maker(s): Mr Macdonald of 2-4 Kershader, who later lost 3 sons in WW2, Builder
Maintenance History: 2002: Names of those from the old school districts of Cromore/Cromor, Planasker (Marvig/Marbigh and Calbost), Gravir/Grabhair and Lemreway/Leumrabagh were added to the memorial and a dry stone wall was built around the memorial

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Park District/Sgire na Pairce

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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Park District/Sgire na Pairce

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

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