The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown

5 Plaques were raised within the recruiting area of the Seaforth Highlanders after the Great War. One in Caithness at Wick, one in Sutherland at Dornoch, one in Ross-shire in Tain, one in Moray at Elgin and one in Fort George.

The Seaforths also erected a Celtic Cross at Fampoux in France.

I have photos of the Dornoch and Tain plaques:

Dornoch

Seaforth Highlanders Great War Memorial Plaque, Dornoch
Location: On Front of Sheriff Courthouse, Dornoch
OS Ref: NH 797 896

Tain

Seaforth Highlanders Great War Memorial Plaque, Tain
Location: Above a book shop on High Street, Tain
OS Ref: NH 780 821

Hopefully others have photos of the other three plaques.

Adam

Richard Bain · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 73 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire

Hello Adam,
I don't know about the book shop in Tain but on the 21st April 2007, the Seaforth memorial was on the front of the tolbooth on the High Street in Tain

It makes a nice grouping with the Mercat Cross and the Lion Rampant plaque but I'm sorry about the rubbish bin as it was the Tain Mussel Festival when we were there and the High Street was closed to traffic and a street party was on!!

Richard
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Richard Bain · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 73 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire

In fact, if you compare the brick work on your photo with mine, I think that it's always been on the tolbooth.
Is the one in Dornoch over the book shop?

Richard
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Pte George Gibson 9th Cameronians died 28/12/16 at Arras
Pte James Lawson 6th Cameron Hldrs. died 21/3/18 at Monchy
Kirkcaldy WM

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

Ricard

You're right. It's the same place. I took mine a couple of years ago and my memory must have been playing tricks when I posted here. I don't remember it being so low. I'm pretty sure there's a bookshop just out of shot on the left of your photograph though.

The one in Dornoch is definitely on the wall of the courthouse and not the bookshop. I think the old drill hall may have been on the same block.

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

From the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) website

Dornoch, Castle Street, Sheriff Court House

Alternative Names: County Buildings; Seaforth Highlanders War Memorial
Type of Site: Court House, War Memorial
NMRS Number: NH78NE 34
Map reference: NH 7974 8960
Parish: Dornoch
Council: Highland
Former District: Sutherland
Former Region: Highland

spoons · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:51 pm Post subject:

Announced on BBC news today that the Dornoch Sherriff Court is to be sold.

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:20 am Post subject:

Another copy of this memorial is in St Stephen's Church, Leicester

Are there possibly more of these outside the Seaforth Highlanders recruiting area?

Adam

stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

The Tain Memorial is WMR 44568 & the Dornoch one is WMR 57651