Aberdeenshire HER - NO29SW0046 - PRINCESS ALICE'S MONUMENT, BALMORAL CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNO29SW0046
NamePRINCESS ALICE'S MONUMENT, BALMORAL CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NO29SW24
NRHE Numlink 120830
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 51485
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Memorial, built in 1879. It is a Celtic Cross memorial in memory of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878), inscribed 'Her name shall live though now she is no more' and erected by Queen Victoria. The monument is circa 10 feet (3 metres) high, with a rounded rubble base bearing an inscribed shaft with entwined foliate ornament, continued on to the cross head, and is flanked by two benches. It predates the Predates later ubiquitous use of Celtic cross design for war memorials, and is a partner of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha memorial cross, to Princess Alice's brother (NO29SE0057).
Last Update08/01/2021
Updated Bycherbert
CompilerNCA
Date of Compilation01/02/2017

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MONUMENTSMEMORIAL A100
MEMORIALSCROSSCELTICB100