Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Skye And Lochalsh
Town
Balmacara
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29th December 1922
    Attended by: Ministers of the parish
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th December 1922
    Attended by: Miss Lillingston of Lochalsh
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57247

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Current location

The memorial is in a memorial garden 2 miles east of Kyle of Lochalsh facing south towards Kyle of Lochalsh.
Memorial Garden
Sgoir-an-eoin
A87
Balmacara
Skye And Lochalsh
Highland
IV40 8FE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NG 80941 27264
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Oposite the Lodge at the junction of the A87 and the back road to Plockton
    East Lodge
    A87
    Lochalsh
    Skye And Lochalsh
    Highland
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular stone tablet with triangular pedimented top set on a stone block base. Inscription in black lettering. It is set within a walled garden with a sloped path leading up to the memorial. WW2 tablet has been set into the base below the main section of the memorial. A wrought iron fence encloses the area with an painted entrance gate. On the gate is depicted a landscape formed of a ship on water and a tree in the foreground with hills in the background. At the top is a thistle flanked by two poppies and a leaf. At the bottom are two thistles. Crown within a wreath is engraved at the top centre of the tablet. The memorial covers the communities of Kyle of Lochalsh, Plockton, Avernish, Auchtertyre, Nonach, Ardelve, Balmacara, Kirkton, Sallachy and Strone)
Inscription
For King Kin and Country for Freedom, Truth and Justice/ 1914 1919/ LOCHALSH WAR MEMORIAL/ IN AFFECTIONATE AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ (Names)/ "GUS AM BRIS AN LA AGUS AM TEIGH MA SCAILEAN."/ 1939 - 1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blair, Walter
Blair
Campbell, Donald
Cload, J D
Edwards, John
Fraser, Mackenzie M
Gillies, Donald
Gillies, W
Johnston, T
Livingston, Donald
See details for all 82 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, service, rank, home village
    Order of information: rank THEN home village
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, home address
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, regiment, initials of forenames, place of birth, surname
    Order of information: regiment
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 2000mm, width 1500mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
History
c 2006: Memorial used to stand on the road side but the road was moved slightly and the memorial garden built in front of it.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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