Chapel of Garioch war memorial

Chapel of Garioch war memorial

Location

Chapel of Garioch churchyard
Chapel of Garioch, Inverurie

OS Map Reference

NJ 716 242

Date

1919

Description

The Chapel of Garioch war memorial stands in the churchyard of the parish church. It commemorates the dead of both World War I & II. It is in the form of a Celtic crosshead of rough hewn granite in the centre of which is a carved wreath. The inscription and names for World War I are on the front of the memorial on a dressed surface. The base is formed of rough dressed boulders into the top of which is set a small block to commemorate the dead of World War II.

Era

1900s

Information Source

Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/smr/
References: Aberdeen Daily Journal, ABERDEEN, Dec 11, 1919, p3

Categories

Iconography

  • cross, Celtic
  • laurel wreath

Photographer

  • Michael Watt

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