Fortingall War Memorial - Perth & Kinross, Scotland
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Celtic cross memorial west of the church, in the small village of Fortingall in highland Perthshire.
Waymark Code: WM16DAC
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/06/2022
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The tiny village of Fortingall lies near the geographical centre of mainland Scotland in the highland part of Perthshire at the foot of Glen Lyon. The settlement is world famous for the ancient yew tree in the grounds of Fortingall Kirk, and it is at the entrance to the kirkyard to the west that the village's war memorial can be found.
The memorial was unveiled in February 1920, and takes the form of a Celtic cross on a tapering plinth above a stone base. The cross and plinth are ornately decorated in a knot pattern. The inscription of the west face reads as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM FORTINGALL DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
CHUM CLOIR DHE AGUS MAR CHUIMHNEACHAN DRRA-SA A THUIT A FAIRTICHILL ANN SA CHOCADH MHOR 1914-1919'
Underneath are eight names with rank, unit and age.
Sergt. George Adamsom - S.R. aged 28
Pte. David Connell - K.O.S.B. aged 19
Pte. John McDonald - Lond.Scot. aged 36
Pte. Angus McPherson - B.W. aged 25
Corpl. Donald McPherson - R.M.L.I. aged 31
Major George A. Murray MC - R.F.A. aged 24
Pte. Thomas Simpson - H.L.I. aged 19
L/Cpl. Robert McPherson - B.W. aged 23
Underneath is a further inscription
"THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
"BHASAICH IAD AIR AR SON-NE"
A further seven names were added on the north face from WWII.
The memorial lies within a low walled enclosure and is within a few yards to the north of the minor road that runs through the village heading for Glen Lyon.