War Memorial, Main Street, Lumphinnans is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 July 2004. War memorial.

War Memorial, Main Street, Lumphinnans

WRENN ID
wild-pillar-swallow
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife MP: Richard Baker (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
1 July 2004
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
NT 173 927
Coordinates
56.11997, -3.33064
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The War Memorial on Main Street in Lumphinnans was designed by A Murdoch in 1923 and is made of Cullaloe sandstone. It commemorates those who fell in both World Wars.

The memorial features a stepped base that supports a corniced square pier with granite panels, topped with carved decoration. At the top, there is a Latin cross on a moulded plinth.

On the south elevation, a granite panel reads: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LUMPHINNANS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR - AND THE WORLD WAR 1939-45', followed by the names of the fallen. Above this, the carved date 1914-19 is enclosed within a laurel wreath.

The west elevation has a granite panel listing the names of the fallen. Above it, there is a laurel wreath that encloses a carved motif of crossed swords with the word 'WAR'.

The north elevation is identical to the west elevation but features a wreath enclosing a celestial crown of victory.

The east elevation mirrors the north elevation but has a wreath enclosing a cross of sacrifice.

Surrounding the memorial are low metal railings on the west, south, and east sides.

Local climate

War Memorial, Main Street, Lumphinnans receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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