Angus HER - NO44NE0014 - BALMASHANNER WAR MEMORIAL, FORFAR

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Primary ReferenceNO44NE0014
NameBALMASHANNER WAR MEMORIAL, FORFAR
NRHE Card No.NO44NE14
NRHE Numlink 33568
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 31608
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details War memorial, commemorating those from Forfar who were lost in World War I. Built 1920-1 to the designs of T. R. Soutar, and unveiled on 11 September 1921 by Queen Mary. It is also known locally as 'Boammie'. The memorial takes the form of a 174 metre (571 feet) high battlemented and turreted tower constructed from red sandstone rubble. The plinth of the tower splays out towards the ground. The top has a bartizan, and the parapet is crenellated. The parapet is corbelled outwards on machicolations. A plaque above the entrance reads 'Their name liveth for evermore. Erected in Memory of the men of Forfar and District who fell in the Great War 1914-18'. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive. It is in a similar style to Airlie Memorial Tower (NO36SE0056).
Last Update08/04/2019
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
TOWERSMEMORIAL B100
PARAPETS CRENELLATEDC100
PARAPETS CORBELLEDD100
PARAPETS MACHICOLATEDE100
BARTIZANS  F100
MEMORIALSWAR G100
MEMORIALSWORLD WAR I A100
PLINTHS SPLAYEDH100
PLAQUES INSCRIBEDI100