Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cairn
- District
- Banff And Buchan
- Town
- Cabrach
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Local volunteers (Builder)
Dry stane dyker Euan Thompson (Builder) - Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 20 August 2015
Attended by: Prince Charles
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 78191
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Inverharroch Farm
Lower Cabrach
Cabrach
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB54 4EU
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 37857 31283
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Cairn with dedication tablet on one side. Wooden bench nearby, overlooking cairn.
- Inscription
- In memory of those from the Cabrach lost in / the Great War 1914 - 18 and in all / subsequent conflicts. / Lads in your plaisies, lyin' still, / In lands we'll never see, / This lanely cairn in your hameland hill, / Is a' that oor love can dee. / The Soldiers' Cairn by Mary Symon / Erected by the Cabrach Community Association. / We will never forget. Wooden Bench "Lest we forget - Rotary Club of Huntly & District"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cairn
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Cairn
- Condition
- Cabrach Memorial Cairn
- WMO ID: 250945
- Condition: Good [last updated on 22-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The Cabrach Trust
- Reference
- BBC WW1 at Home www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038x4cz
- Prince Charles pays tribute to Cabrach WW1 soldiers www.banffshire-journal.co.uk/Huntly/Prince-Charles-pays-tribute-to-Cabrach-WW1-soldiers-24082015.htm
- Memorial Cairn www.cabrachtrust.org/tag/memorial-cairn/
- Cabrach cairn dedicated to the fallen www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Cabrach-cairn-dedicated-to-the-fallen-31122014.htm
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-78191
For queries, please contact [email protected].