Aberdeenshire HER - NJ93SE0072 - ELLON WAR MEMORIAL

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Primary ReferenceNJ93SE0072
NameELLON WAR MEMORIAL
NRHE Card No.NJ93SE77
NRHE Numlink 274444
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details War Memorial at Ellon standing in Market Square. It commemorates the dead of both World War I and II. It is a rectangular block (battered plinth of Kemnay granite) standing on a three-stepped base, surmounted by a kilted soldier, in Tam o'Shanter, in a challenging position with gun at the ready across his front. Erected August 5th 1923. It stands within a low wrought-iron enclosure. Another small plaque was erected in 2000 to commemorate all people killed in conflicts since the World War II. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive.
Last Update25/01/2024
Updated Bycherbert
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MEMORIALSWAR D100
MEMORIALSWORLD WAR I A100
MEMORIALSWORLD WAR II B100
SOLDIERS KILTEDC100