Moray HER - NJ25NW0056 - BIRNIE WAR MEMORIAL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ25NW0056
Name	BIRNIE WAR MEMORIAL
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Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	War Memorial honouring those from Birnie parish who died during WW I and WW II. Situated within Birnie Kirk graveyard (NJ25NW0001), it is an ornate and unusual memorial. It resembles the gable end of chapel , with two inlaid plaques below a Romanesque carved arch. It is generally in good condition, but with lichen on the sandstone and a some fading of the lettering. Full transcription of memorial held in AAS Digital Archive.
Last Update	16/02/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 2063 5874

Easting: 318320, Northing: 836400

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Monument Types

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

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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
07127	ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICE RECORDING. IN WAR MEMORIALS TRUST BULLETIN NO. 58, P.11	C HERBERT	2013						2013
01558	THE NORTHERN SCOT						15/05/15 p.23	5	2015

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Birnie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	45
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NNW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Ecclesiastic
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Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100

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