Lairg in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Durness War Memorial
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2018
1. Durness War Memorial
Inscription.
Durness War Memorial. .
Erected by the People of Durness to the Glory of God And in Sorrowful Memory of Their Noble Dead Who Fell in the Great War of 1914 1919. And also in Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives 1939, 1945..
Siol nan Sonns nan Curaidhean Bhan tir an Fhradich a Tuinneachadh A Dhion a clu gu H-urramach S Nach Fuilingeadh an T-eucoir. Capt. Allan Gilmour of Durness and Rosehall – Lovat Scouts · Lieut. Donald MacLeod M.C. – Lerin – 1st Border Regt. · Lieut. J.A.M. Scobie – Smoo – 59th Scinde Rfls. · Lieut. John A.N. Scobie – Smoo – R.E. · Lieut. Kieth M. Scobie – Smoo – R.A.F. · Pte. Geo. Horne – Balnakiel – Seaforths · Pte. Hector Levy – Balnakiel – Seaforths · Pte. George Levy – Balnakiel – Can. Scott. · Pte. John Levy – Balnakiel – Camerons · L.Cpl. John MacDonald – Capeside – Seaforths · Pte. Alexander MacLeod – Carbreck – Seaforths · Pte. Archibald Clarke – Erriboll – A.I.F. · Pte. Donald Fraser – Erriboll – Well Regt. N.Z. · Pte. John D. Fraser – Erriboll – K.O.S.B. · Pte. Robert Mackay – Erriboll – Seaforths · Pte. John M. Ross – Erriboll – Camerons · L.Cpl. Hugh Gunn – Laid – Scots Guards · Pte. Jessan Gunn – Laid – Camerons · Pte. Alexander Campbell– Laid – Seaforths · Pte Donald Stewart – Laid – Gordons · Pte. Kenneth Sutherland – Laid – R.A.M.C. · Pte Roderick G. Sutherland – Laid – Seaforths · Sgt. Hugh MacDonald – Lerin – Royal Hrs. · Cpl. Donald E. Mackay – Lerin – Seaforths · Pte. William Morrison – Lerin – Can. Scott. · Sgt. Roderick Munro – Sangomore – H.L.I. · L.Cpl. William Mackay – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. James Campbell – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. Henry C. MacLeod – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. Alexander Ross – Sangomore – K.O.S.B. · A.S. William Swanson – Sangomore – R.N.R. ,
1939 – 1945. Capt. J.G.F. Buxton, Grenadier Guards · L/Sea. G.G. Grigor, Royal Navy · Qmstr. J. Hatton, Merchant Navy · Rev. J. MacDougall, Chaplain, 2nd Seaforth Hdrs
Erected by the
People of Durness
to the
Glory of God
And in Sorrowful
Memory of Their
Noble Dead Who
Fell in the Great
War of 1914 1919.
And also in
Memory of Those
Who Gave Their Lives
1939—1945.
Siol nan Sonns nan Curaidhean
Bhan tir an Fhradich a Tuinneachadh
A Dhion a clu gu H-urramach
S Nach Fuilingeadh an T-eucoir
Capt. Allan Gilmour of Durness & Rosehall – Lovat Scouts · Lieut. Donald MacLeod M.C. – Lerin – 1st Border Regt. · Lieut. J.A.M. Scobie – Smoo – 59th Scinde Rfls. · Lieut. John A.N. Scobie – Smoo – R.E. · Lieut. Kieth M. Scobie – Smoo – R.A.F. · Pte. Geo. Horne – Balnakiel – Seaforths · Pte. Hector Levy – Balnakiel – Seaforths · Pte. George Levy – Balnakiel – Can. Scott. · Pte. John Levy – Balnakiel – Camerons · L.Cpl. John MacDonald – Capeside – Seaforths · Pte. Alexander MacLeod – Carbreck – Seaforths · Pte. Archibald Clarke – Erriboll – A.I.F. · Pte. Donald Fraser – Erriboll – Well Regt. N.Z. · Pte. John D. Fraser – Erriboll
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– K.O.S.B. · Pte. Robert Mackay – Erriboll – Seaforths · Pte. John M. Ross – Erriboll – Camerons · L.Cpl. Hugh Gunn – Laid – Scots Guards · Pte. Jessan Gunn – Laid – Camerons · Pte. Alexander Campbell– Laid – Seaforths · Pte Donald Stewart – Laid – Gordons · Pte. Kenneth Sutherland – Laid – R.A.M.C. · Pte Roderick G. Sutherland – Laid – Seaforths · Sgt. Hugh MacDonald – Lerin – Royal Hrs. · Cpl. Donald E. Mackay – Lerin – Seaforths · Pte. William Morrison – Lerin – Can. Scott. · Sgt. Roderick Munro – Sangomore – H.L.I. · L.Cpl. William Mackay – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. James Campbell – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. Henry C. MacLeod – Sangomore – Seaforths · Pte. Alexander Ross – Sangomore – K.O.S.B. · A.S. William Swanson – Sangomore – R.N.R.
1939 – 1945
Capt. J.G.F. Buxton, Grenadier Guards · L/Sea. G.G. Grigor, Royal Navy · Qmstr. J. Hatton, Merchant Navy · Rev. J. MacDougall, Chaplain, 2nd Seaforth Hdrs
Location. 58° 34.112′ N, 4° 44.829′ W. Memorial is in Lairg, Scotland, in Highland. It is at the intersection of Scotland Route A838 and where A838 turns left toward Rhiconich, on the left when traveling west on Scotland Route A838. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lairg, Scotland IV27 4PR, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Scotland’s Highlands. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Durness (a few steps from this marker); Stories in sand (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Keoldale Green (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Ceannabeinne Township Trail (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); a different marker also named Ceannabeinne Township Trail (approx. 3.9
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
