Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Caithness
- Town
- Staxigoe
- County
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- P Sinclair of Wick (Stone Carver)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 5953
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Current location
on the north side of a right angled bend just outside Staxigoe on the road to Noss Head
Elzy Road
Staxigoe
Caithness
Highland
KW1 4QU
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: ND 38210 52205
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Granite Memorial- Tapered Obelisk on a pedimented plinth and step, which is on a 3 stage stone base. Each face of the obelisk has a separate carved badge- an anchor for the naval men, the wildcat for the Seaforth Highlanders, also the badges of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders, which makes 5, as the first 2 badges are on the same face
- Inscription
- Plinth: PAPIGOE/ STAXIGOE, NOSS AND DISTRICT/ WAR MEMORIAL/ 1914 - 1918/ REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING/ THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR/ WENT FORTH FROM THIS PLACE/ FOR GOD AND RIGHT. THE NAMES/ OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT/ AGAIN ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE/ HONOURED EVERYMORE/ Base: ALSO/ 1939 - 1945/ ROYAL NAVY/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, Benjamin
Anderson, Benjamin
Anderson, James
Budge, Alexander S
Clyne, Daniel Miller
Couper, Alexander
Davidson, James F
Doull, Matthew
Lyall, Alexander C
Lyall, Frederick
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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