SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL

UKNIWM Ref: 2002

Address

EDINBURGH CASTLE
EDINBURGH
LOTHIAN
SCOTLAND
EH1 2YT

Type:	OTHER STRUCTURE
Other Location Details:	WITHIN THE CASTLE, NORTH SIDE OF CROWN SQUARE
OS Map Ref:	NT 250 720

Inscription

(In east and west bays) Remember also the humble beasts that served and died.

Components

Component	Material(s)	Condition
SHRINE	STONE	GOOD
HALL	STONE	GOOD
BOOK	PAPER	GOOD

Physical Description

LARGE STONE BUILDING FEATURING A LONG HALL OF HONOUR AND A SHRINE. ALSO INCLUDES A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE SCOTTISH WHO FELL IN THE TWO WORLD WARS.

MOUNTED ON THE HALL OF HONOUR WALLS ARE MEMORIALS TO THE CAMERON HIGHLANDERS, ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, FLYING SERVICES, HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, SCOTTISH RIFLES, ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, SCOTS GUARDS, ROYAL SCOTS, KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS, BLACK WATCH, SEAFORTHS, ROYAL NAVY, GORDONS, SCOTS GREYS, ROYAL MARINES, BRITISH DOMINIONS AND COLONIES, MERCANTILE MARINE AND ALL SCOTSWOMEN, INDIAN ARMY, NURSING SERVICES, PADRES, 1939-45 AND POST-45 CASUALTIES, TREE OF EMPIRE, ROYAL ARTILLERY, HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY, RAMC, RASC, ROYAL ENGINEERS AND THE SCOTTISH YEOMANRY, LONDON LIVERPOOL AND SOUTH AFRICAN SCOTTISH AND THE TYNESIDE SCOTTISH PLAQUES, AND THE ENGLISH IRISH AND WELSH.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	147,690
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	SECOND WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	57,938
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	20TH CENTURY WARS
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	656
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	ANIMAL MEMORIALS
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?	TRUSTEES & SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	14 JULY 1927

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	THE MODERATOR OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
UNVEILING	UNKNOWN

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	Public
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	#150,000
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
SIR ROBERT LORIMER	ARCHITECT

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	OTHER REFERENCES TO THE MEMORIAL IN VARIOUS PUBLISHED SOURCES ARE RECORDED IN THE FILE. GUIDE BOOKS FROM 1997 AND 1928 ARE HELD IN THE FILE ALONG WITH SEVERAL UNDATED POSTCARDS AND A SMALL SOUVENIR BOOKLET OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
Photographs:	12
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Publications:	4
Press Cuttings:	2
Postcards:	3

Publication Name	Author	Date Published	Page / Date	Other Information
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS	BOORMAN, DEREK	1988	PP161-164