St Vigeans War Memorial - Arbroath, Angus.
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Granite memorial to the men of St Vigeans Parish who fell in World War I, situated on the north side of the church.
Waymark Code: WM10WJN
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/02/2019
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St Vigeans is a village situated on the northern outskirts of the Angus coastal town of Arbroath. It is known for its Pictish stones and 12th century church which stands upon a mound. A graveyard surrounds the church and on the north side is the First World War Memorial.
The memorial is a celtic cross in grey granite above a square plinth with a rough granite base. It was unveiled by the Earl of Strathmore on June 12th 1920.
All inscriptions are in black leaded lettering on all four sides of the plinth with the following inscription on the east side:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH OF ST VIGEANS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1919
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
"DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
ERECTED BY PARISHONERS AND FRIENDS'
There are also fifteen names and rank on this side, as there are on the north and south faces. There are sixteen on the west face.
The memorial can be found on the path which heads up the north side of the mound from the entrance gate. A car park to the east serves visitors to the church and the nearby museum containing the stones.