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Old Luce War Memorial, Glenluce

A Category C Listed Building in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8808 / 54°52'50"N

Longitude: -4.8053 / 4°48'19"W

OS Eastings: 220133

OS Northings: 557610

OS Grid: NX201576

Mapcode National: GBR GHHT.5NP

Mapcode Global: WH2SJ.5L05

Plus Code: 9C6QV5JV+8V

Entry Name: Old Luce War Memorial, Glenluce

Listing Name: Glenluce, War Memorial

Listing Date: 3 August 1993

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 353691

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB19365

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200353691

Location: Old Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Parish: Old Luce

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Circa 1919. Squat obelisk war memorial. Granite ashlar. Bull-faced granite plinte, curved at base of obelisk. Polished granite panels advanced from each face. Panel to N inscribed "Erected to the memory and in honour of the mem connected with the parish of Old Luce who fell in the Great War 1914 - 1919"; panels to remaining 3 faces inscribed with names. Panel to N of curved base inscribed "And in World War 1939 - 1945", with names. Small wreaths to each face near apex. Low concrete coped rubble enclosures.

Statement of Interest

The War Memorial was formerly situated south-west of Glenluce, on the Glenluce to Stairhaven road.

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