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War Memorial, Sir John's Square, Thurso

A Category C Listed Building in Thurso, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5935 / 58°35'36"N

Longitude: -3.5221 / 3°31'19"W

OS Eastings: 311627

OS Northings: 968287

OS Grid: ND116682

Mapcode National: GBR K6N0.RC0

Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.W80G

Plus Code: 9CCRHFVH+C5

Entry Name: War Memorial, Sir John's Square, Thurso

Listing Name: Sir John's Square War Memorial, 1914-18 and 1939-45

Listing Date: 15 August 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388457

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42031

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388457

Location: Thurso

County: Highland

Town: Thurso

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Percy Portsmouth, Sculptor, c. 1920. Tall bronze figure
of female warrior protecting child with right hand and
holding sword aloft with left. Stands on tooled ashlar
inscribed plinth with stepped base.

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