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Latitude: 55.9241 / 55°55'26"N
Longitude: -3.3799 / 3°22'47"W
OS Eastings: 313871
OS Northings: 670974
OS Grid: NT138709
Mapcode National: GBR 21.ZW2M
Mapcode Global: WH6SQ.1CTC
Plus Code: 9C7RWJFC+J3
Entry Name: War Memorial, Baird Road, Ratho
Listing Name: Ratho Village, Baird Road, War Memorial
Listing Date: 8 March 1994
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364988
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27690
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200364988
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: War memorial
Circa 1920. Celtic revival war memorial. Celtic cross set on pedestal base within square margined area (originally had enclosing railings, probably removed during WW2). Mix of Pictish and Celtic interlaced motifs, plastic mouldings. Cross head, woven rope ring; celtic interlacing in upper portion with pictish details in terminals. Bosses. Inscribed on shaft of cross " Sacred to the memory of officers, NCOs and men of Ratho who fell in the Great War 1914-1918". Panel below has plain cross set within interlacing. Broad pedestal base with names of war dead inscribed. Rear of memorial has WW2 names inscribed.
Listed as an important part of the history of Ratho and as a monument in a focal setting with the parish church.
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