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Garve
Town or City: Garve
County: Argyll and Bute
Country: Scotland
WMT Reference Number: WM3352
Value of grant: £1023.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme in Scotland
Year: 2009
UKNIWM reference number: 44563
This war memorial is made from grey granite and is in the shape of a wheel cross with carved sword in the centre. There is a stepped plinth with inscriptions in white and black enamelled lettering. The granite elements sit upon a cairn of rough cut flint.
It is located at the top of a steep grassy hill overlooking the village of Garve in the Highlands.
War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £1,023 to re-paint the inscriptions which had become faded due to paint flaking off.
The memorial was built by John Hood & Son and unveiled in 1924 by Colonel Sir Hector Munro.
It is dedicated to those who fell in World War I and names were later added for World War II. The inscription reads, ‘To the glory of God and in sacred memory of the following men...'
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM3352
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 44563
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
