Memorial

West Wemyss Sea Mine Disaster 1941

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Current Location

On coastal path near the Parish Church, West Wemyss, North East Fife, Fife, Scotland

NT 327 948

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Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 82807
Description: A Denfind stone mine with a stainless steel spike to represent each of the five victims, their names inscribed around polished steel. These will be set in a polished basalt hemisphere to represent the body of mine, and the whole set into the base, a huge block of whin, carved to represent the waves of the sea.with a metal dedication plaque.
Inscription: On the mine-The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them,glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it On the plaque-Erected in Remembrance of five West Wemyss/residents who prevented a Naval sea mine/from drifting into this village,/sacrificing their lives to save others/January 23rd 1941/All lie at rest in St Adrian's Church Graveyard

Base

Made from: Stone - Whinstone

Condition: Good

Memorial

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Stainless Steel

Condition: Good