Cameronian James Torrance | War Memorials.

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War Memorials.

A few years back myself and dad did a small project on memorials around Lanarkshire and other parts of the country we visited.

Unfortunately most were taken on slide film as digital was only coming into use.

Here are some which were copied or have been re done over the last couple of years. Slowly, time and money they will get printed and copied.

Auchentibber. Between Blantyre and East Kilbride only a few houses remain. Once thriving Miners rows from the pits the memorial was built with materials from the Palace at Hamilton home of the Dukes of Hamilton demolished 1920's.		Cameronian Cairn Douglas.

Dun Memorial. A recent one we found outside Montrose, a kind lady raised monies from grant from millenium funds for this lovely stone in Dun Churchyard. Worth a visit.		Elsrickle. A story dad told me as a kid about the orphans who the proper folk would not allow on the official memorial. this wee one at the side of the road brought a lump to the throat when we visited.

Crossford, Clyde Valley, Lanarkshire. The memorial with drinking fountain in the orchard village Lanarkshire.		Edzell Boer War. Worth a visit, on the main road towards Laurencekirk. The WW1 meml is on the Brechin end of the village. Plenty of coffee shops as well.

Netherburn 2002. A memorial to the Netherburn Lads.		Netherburn 2013. A fair difference.

Maryton, Montrose. Two memorials, one for village and on the right the village school which is now a dwelling. Memorial relocated by the owners for all to pay respects. Only a few houses remain.		Torridon. Land of the Midges.

Dreghorn Ayrshire. On the high ground of the parish with a panorama of North Ayrshire.		Kilwinning April 2014. Five Cameronians remembered.



		VC Memorial Hamilton.

Greyfriars.		James Murray Adrian Kilwinning. Native of Kilwinning, Canadian Infantry 72nd Highlanders age 17, died King George Hosp London.

Joseph Robson. Joseph Robson Scottish Rifles died 30th December 1916, interred Dunoon. Remembered on family stone Kilwinning.		Green Man Kilwinning. Lovely figure by memorial.

Benslie Church. Restored memorial Benslie old church.		Kilwinning Abbey January 2015.

Kilwinning Abbey January 2015.		Caledonian Railway. Central Station Glasgow. Abraham Torrance is listed, grandpas cousin.

Cenotaph George Square Glasgow. Rocky at his best blathering.		90th memorial North inches Perth. Tam rocky McLeish.

		90th Perth.

Kelvingrove Ruth Davidson Msp at the memorial with members thanking her for help to get the memorial a clean up.		VC Memorial Glasgow Cathedral/Necropolis.

		Loos CWGC site. Two Scottish Heroes.

Cameronians Corner Glasgow Cathedral.		Glasgow and South Western Railways. Situated in main concourse Ayr Station.

Commando memorial Spean Bridge.		Sunnyside Hospital Montrose. Memorial in grounds to staff.

Uig Isle of Skye. On the hill above the ferry on Skye.		Royal Scot's Fusiliers and Girvan Boer War Memorial. In cemetery by Stair Park Girvan Ayrshire.

Stonehouse.		Stonehouse. Wreath 2015.

		Kelvingrove Cameronian Memorial 2015.

Barony Church Glasgow. Now Strathclyde university halls Rottenrow.		Glasgow Garden of Remembrance. Courtesy T McDonough.

Glasgow Garden of Remembrance.		Darvel memorial. East Ayrshire Council has these lovely seats by most of their memorial. Made by David Ogilvy Engineering.

Douglas Lanarkshire.		Lanarkshire Covenanter Memorial.

Cameronians 8th Battalion Glasgow Cathedral.		Cameronians Memorial Glasgow Cathedral.

India and South Africa Memorial. To the men, their women folk and children from the regiment who died whilst on tour of India and Africa from 1895 to 1912.		HLI Flags and clock Glasgow Cathedral.

HLI and RSF memorial Bridge of Sighs. Glasgow Cathedral grounds by gates to bridge of Sighs.		Korean War Veterans Memorial. In Glasgow C Grounds by entrance to Bridge of Sighs.

		Memorial Minden.

5th Battalion Memorial Glasgow Cathedral.