Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Motherwell
Town
Motherwell
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 07 June 1980
    Attended by: Bothwell Memorial committee, local dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86791

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Current location

Opposite M & D's Theme Park
Strathclyde Park
Motherwell
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML1 3RT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 72118 58182
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone Cairn with metal plaques. The two on the front are dedicated to the dead of WW1 and WW2, and on the rear face an information plaque. The memorial is set within a pebbled area surrounded by paving. Inlaid in the grass at various points around the paved area are 10 metal photo plaques of the memorial committee and the residents of the old village. The plaque with the WW1 names on is a duplicate, the original was located in the village church and preserved when that building was lost to the new loch, it can be now be found at the Orbiston Bowling Club, Bellshill.
Inscription
Rear face information Plaque: THIS CAIRN WAS ERECTED ON THE SITE OF/ THE FORMER MINING VILLAGE OF/ BOTHWELLHAUGH./ IN ITS HEYDAY IN THE 1920s IT WAS A/ THRIVING COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY/ 2000 PEOPLE. AT ITS CENTRE THE/ HAMILTON PALACE COLLIERY, VIRTUALLY/ THE SOLE EMPLOYER AND THE WAY OF/ LIFE FOR THE VILLAGE. WHEN/ THE COLLIERY FINALLY CLOSED IN 1959/ THE VILLAGE SLOWLY DIED AND BY THE/ 1960s NOTHING WAS LEFT BUT MEMORIES./ TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO EVER/ LIVED THERE IT WAS ALWAYS/ AFFECTIONATLY KNOWN AS/ "THE PAILIS" WW2 names plaque: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ BOTHWELLHAUGH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ OF 1914-1918, AND THE FOLLOWING/ MEN IN THE WORLD WAR OF 1939-1945/ (Names) WW1 names plaque: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BOTHWELLHAUGH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ This memorial was originally in Bothwellhaugh Church/ and is now in Orbiston Bowling Club, Bellshill./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, R
Bradley, J
Crawford, J
Crawford, W
Dougan, A
Friel, E
Little, S
Mcgarrity, J
Mcmahon, F
Mitchell, Wm.
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment, service
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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