Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- Ross And Cromarty
- Town
- Marybank
- County
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69586
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Current location
Fairburn Memorial Hall
Achonochie Road
Marybank
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV6 7QE
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 47951 53735
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Earlier building on the same site
Fairburn Hall
Achonochie Road
Marybank
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV6 7QE
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 47951 53735
Denomination: Undefined
- Earlier building on the same site
- Description
- Memorial hall with dedicatory board. Board features carved wreath and raised lettering.
- Inscription
- (Names)/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ THIS HALL/ WAS ERECTED/ IN THEIR HONOUR. Plaque in entrance hall: Fairburn Memorial Hall / This hall was opened on 7th October, 2000 / by / Captain R. W. K. Stirling of Fairburn, TD, JP, / (latterly Captain Sir Roderick Stirliong of Fairburn, KCVO) / Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty. It commemorates local men who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. It stands on the site / of the original Fairburn Memorial Hall, / which was built in 1923 by the Fairburn Estate, / and which served the community / for over seven decades. The construction of the new hall was made possible by / the generosity of the Fairburn Estate, / and / the success of the local community's / fund-raising activities.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Campbell, John
Forbes, Donald
Forbes, Duncan
Forbes, Finlay
Mackenzie, John
Mclean, Colin
Munro, Alexander
Munro, John
Murray, David
Stirling, William A E
See details for all 11 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 11
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Hall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Hall
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 03 May 1939 Report of an ARP anti-gas course in the Fairburn Hall, Marybank
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 28 March 1932 Earliest reference to the Fairburn Hall.
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 09 October 1937 ROSS V.A.D. INSPECTION in the Fairburn Hall, Marybank
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