Cenotaph, George Square, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Cenotaph, George Square, Glasgow

WRENN ID
ancient-alcove-shade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1970
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NS 593 653
Coordinates
55.86103, -4.24923
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow, is a monument designed by architect Sir J J Burnet between 1921 and 1924, with sculpture work by Ernest Gillick. This polished grey granite structure features a U-plan layout with low walls and a tall, squat obelisk at its center, which has incised details and a gilded cross. At the entrance to the enclosure, there are two sculptured lions in a couchant position, all crafted from polished light grey granite.

Local climate

Cenotaph, George Square, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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