Wilson Memorial, Drones Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, County Antrim

Relatively simple gothic style gabled stone memorial fountain, erected in 1887 to the memory of local man, Andrew Richard Wilson. The memorial is set within a small walled public space, on the east side of Drones Road, close to the junction with Glenshesk Road. The memorial is constructed in dressed sandstone and consists of a gable with corner buttresses, moulded coping with ‘double gable’ ends, and a small finial. There are two recesses to the front (W) face. The lower, segmental-headed recess, originally held the fountain, but this has been removed and some dressed stone blocks inserted. The upper recess has a pointed arch head and a moulded reveal. Within it there is a polished granite panel upon which is the inscribed dedication to Wilson- ‘a useful member of society and a kind friend’. The panel is now worn somewhat and some of the letters are unclear. Above this recess, near the apex of the gable, there is a decorative moulded monogram ‘ARW’ (Andrew Richard Wilson) and the date ‘1887 AD’.