Moray HER - NJ35NW0061 - WILSON MEMORIAL, FOCHABERS

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Primary ReferenceNJ35NW0061
NameWILSON MEMORIAL, FOCHABERS
NRHE Card No.NJ35NW141
NRHE Numlink 194594
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 1551
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details War Memorial. Hexagonal fountain on stepped base built from red and grey polished granite. The facetted tapering canopy is supported by 6 polished granite shafts with cusped heads and has a decorative cast-iron finial. Fountain erected in Memory of Major Allan Wilson of Fochabers and inscribed: '1893. Erected by the natives of Fochabers to commemorate the heroic stand made against the forces of the King of Matebeleland by Major Allan Wilson of this town who with a small band of comrades fell bravely fighting against overwhelming odds near the Shangani River in South Africa on the 4th of December 1893.'. Overall it is in a fair condition with some staining, lichen and moss, and there is considerable damage to fountain fittings.
Last Update05/09/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MEMORIALSWAR A100
FOUNTAINSMEMORIAL B100
MEMORIALSBOER WAR C100