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Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Caithness
Town
Lyth
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th March 1922
    Attended by: Colonel Sir John R. G. Sinclair, D.S.O., Barrock House
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25th March 1922
    Attended by: Rev. B. MacEchern, Bower Parish Church; Rev. J. MacNeilage, Bower Free Church
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5938

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Current location

At the Lyth Crossroads
Lyth
Caithness
Highland
KW1 4UE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: ND 28154 63413
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Dark grey Rubislaw Granite column with pediment, in enclosed area with metal railings round 2 sides (the street sides) , and a stone wall round the 2 field sides
Inscription
Front Face: ERECTED/TO/THE MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF/BARROCK ESTATE/WHO FELL IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/FOR GOD, KING/AND EMPIRE/"THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE" 2 Side Faces- (Names) 3rd Side Face-1939-1945/SACRED TO THE MEMORY/OF/(Names).
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bain, Alex
Begg, Geo
Coghill, James
Falconer, David T
Gair, Rob
Gunn, John F M
Leitch, Alex
Leitch, Sinclair
Malcolm, Alex
Mcadie, John
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, firename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: regiment, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: height About fourteen feet above road level
    Materials: Granite - Rubislaw
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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