Aberdeenshire HER - NK14NW0087 - PETERHEAD WAR MEMORIAL

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Primary Reference	NK14NW0087
Name	PETERHEAD WAR MEMORIAL
NRHE Card No.	NK14NW389
NRHE Numlink	179624
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	The Peterhead war memorials stand beside the old church on South Road. The World War I memorial is on a site in front of the remains of St Peter's Old parish Church and graveyard (NK14NW0002). It is a tall rectangular obelisk with an unusual decorated top. The name plaques are near the base of the sides within egg and dart borders, each surmounted by a wreath. Above the wreath on one face is a cross. The obelisk stands on a slightly splayed base on top of a three-step base. It was unveiled 6 August 1922 and handed over to the Town Council on August 6 1923. The World War II memorial forms the gate piers in to the churchyard. They are squat rectangular pillars with the coats-of-arms of the different services and regiments as well as the names. Inside the churchyard is another memorial to the men buried in the churchyard and three other war graves. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive.
Last Update	31/12/2024
Updated By	cherbert

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Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MEMORIALS	WORLD WAR I		A	100
MEMORIALS	WORLD WAR II		B	100
GRAVES	WAR		C	100
MEMORIALS	WAR		D	100