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Pierowall
Town or City: Pierowall
County: Orkney
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM8025
Value of grant: £894.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 00000
The war memorial consists of granite obelisk wih carved fleur-de-lys surmounting a square plan plinth with pink granite columns and cornice. The plinth which commemorates the First World War is raised off the ground on a three tiered base with rectangular plaque commemorating the Second World War. The memorial is enclosed on three sides with a stone constructed wall and sits on the roadside overlooking the Bay of Pierowall.
In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £894 for repair and conservation work. Over time the painted inscription on the memorial has worn away and is making the existing inscription more difficult to read. To address this issue the memorial was 
appropriately cleaned and the inscriptions were re-painted.
The Pierowall war memorial was unveiled on Sunday 18 September 1921. It was funded by members of the public after an appeal for funds in the Orkney Herald Newspaper in 1919.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8025
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 00000
War Memorials Online: 149604
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
