Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW1389 - CROSS OF SACRIFICE, TRINITY CEMETERY, ABERDEEN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ90NW1389
Name	CROSS OF SACRIFICE, TRINITY CEMETERY, ABERDEEN
NMRS Card No.	NJ90NW2719
NMRS Numlink	339845
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	War memorial, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cross of sacrifice, commemorating losses in the First World War. It is a Portland stone crossw ith bronze longsword affixed to the front, blade down, the cross standing on a granite plinth. The cross was designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the CWGC), and is present in Commonwealth war cemeteries containing 40 or more graves. It stands within Trinity Cemetery (NJ90NW1246).
Last Update	06/01/2021

National Grid Reference: NJ 9478 0735

Easting: 394056, Northing: 804486

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	08/04/2019

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

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Monument Types

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

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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
16096	A LIST OF SOME OF THE WAR MEMORIALS IN ABERDEEN CITY		2017						2017

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Aberdeen
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	1:1 - 1:500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, regularly visited by public, easy access.
Altitude	10
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	E
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Cemetery
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Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Modern (1900 - 2050)	A	100
20th Century	B	100

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Maritime Archaeology

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