Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Chancel window formed by three separate lights with dedicatory convex headed brass plaque placed nearby.
Figures depicted in each light.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Buittle Parish Church (Closed)
Street
minor road off A745, near Dalbeattie
Town
Buittle, near Dalbeattie
District
Stewartry
County
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland
Postcode
DG7 1NP
OS map ref
NX 80810 59892
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
The Church closed after a final service on 11th July 2010. It was sold in April 2017 for conversion to a private house.
The Kirk Session plan to install all the memorials (except the Windows) in the former, ruined Church which is adjacent.
Until then they are secure inside the dis-used church.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of Scotland

Buittle Parish WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
PLAQUE ONE: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN WHO WENT/ FROM THIS PARISH AND DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 - 1919. THIS TABLET AND THE/ CHANCEL WINDOWS ARE DEDICATED./ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

PLAQUE TWO: THESE WINDOWS/HAVING BEEN RESTORED ARE/REDEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN/OF THIS COMMUNITY/11TH JUNE 1995
War
How many names are listed in total?
26
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
26
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,rank,regiment,forename
How is this information ordered?
rank THEN surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
1)The Church closed after a final service on 11th July 2010. It was sold in April 2017 for comversion to a private house.
When it is sold the Kirk Session plan to install all the memorials (except the Windows) in the former, ruined Church which is adjacent.
Until then they are secure inside the dis-used church.
2)1995: Windows were restored
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
At Risk
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Brass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
DR DOUGLAS STRACHAN LLD FRSA
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Rededicated
When did it take place?
11 June 1995
Who was present?
UNKNOWN
References
References
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3953
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
54880
Plaque
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Plaque
Copyright Statement
Copyright Paul Goodwin
Who is it credited to?
Paul Goodwin
Date Taken
March 2010
Media Description
See the referenced 'warmescot' report for a suite of 11 images of the window
Who took or provided this image?
Paul Goodwin
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
60327
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
buittlewindow013.jpg
Media Image Height
600
Media Image Width
800