Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Nithsdale
Town
Sanquhar
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Alan Beattie Herriot (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81002

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Current location

Sanquhar Park
McKendrick Road
Sanquhar
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG4 6DQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 77947 09895
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
This is a replacement for the cairn which was part of memorial 57706, which has now been removed.As of Summer 2018, it is there are no names or dedication plaques, which remain as part of 57706. It is a sandstone plinth with a bronze sculptured King's Own Scottish Borderer Piper on top.
Inscription
[currently none]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
This memorial had the cairn removed in roughly 2016/17. A new memorial bench was added in 2018 (see photographs).
Costs

Memorial: c£15,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Sanquhar Common Good Fund

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