- Type of Memorial
- Cairn
- WMR Reference Number
- 75762
- Description
- A Cairn built of 201 Stones- 1 from the home village of each man lost in the disaster. The dedication is on a slate tablet on a wall, and there is also a memorial bench. There is also a pictorial slate tablet on the wall behind the cairn.
No names on memorial
- Inscription
- Pictorial Tablet-
1.1.1919----HMY IOLAIRE
Royal Navy Reserve/173 Lost/1-1-1919
Royal Navy/6 Lost/1-1-1919
Royal Marine Light Infantry/1 Lost/1-1-1919
Mercantile Marine-21 Lost/1-1-1919
a'cuimhneachadh/le bron
Dedication Tablet-
Carn Cuimhneachain na h-Iolaire/Tha 201 clach anns a' charn sea, air an cruinneachadh/le aigridh a Leodhas, Na Heatadh, Bearnagraigh (Na/Hearadh), Tir-mor na h-Alba agus Sasainn. Tha gach clach/a' riochdachadh nam bailtean bhan tainig gach fear a/chailleadh, agus tha iad air an cumadh mar a leanas:
This Cairn contains 201 stones collected by young people/from Lewis, Harris, Berneray (Harris), Scottish Mainland/and England. Each stone comes from the home village, town/or city of a victim and are arranged as follows:
North Face An Toabh Siar agus Nis 51 caillie
South Face Na Lochan 33 caillie
Na Hearadh 5 caillie
Bearnaraigh (Na Hearadh) 2 caillie
Sasainn 18 caillie
East Face An Rubha 39 caillie
Tir-mar na h-Alba 2 caillie
West Face Sgire Steomabhaigh 8 caillie
Tolastadh agus Am Bac 20 caillie
Uig agus Bearnaraigh 23 caillie
Gu h-iomlan.......... 201 caillie