Minnigaff War Memorial, Dumfries and Galloway
N 54° 57.998 W 004° 28.972
30U E 405068 N 6092084
A lovely local granite roadside pillar listing all those who fell during the first great world war. Minnigaff is the older settlement with Newton Stewart the newer. The parish is named after the older, Minnigaff.
Waymark Code: WM9TTE
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/29/2010
Views: 8
The area around the memorial is covered in granite chippings and presumably sprayed by the council to keep the weeds under control. There is a bench to one side and on the other the old village water pump.
The memorial is on the east side of the road, and is a Grade C listed monument. (
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The west face reads:"In memory of the gallant men of the parish of Minnigaff who fell in the Great War 1914-1918".
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OSGB NX411663
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Minnigaff Parish
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Cumloden Road
Minnigaff
Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
DG8 6PX
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