War Memorial, Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 June 1981. War memorial.

War Memorial, Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie

WRENN ID
twisted-cobalt-myrtle
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 June 1981
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
NO 179 452
Coordinates
56.59168, -3.33701
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The War Memorial in Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, was designed by Reginald Fairlie in 1920, with sculpture by A Carrick. It is a three-stage, octagonal memorial dedicated to World War I, featuring a two-stage addition for World War II, constructed from ashlar stone.

The World War I memorial is accessed by seven octagonal steps leading to a square base and a tall plinth that has inset bronze panels. The northeast panel displays the 'BLAIRGOWRIE AND RATTRAY ROLL OF HONOUR', with names continuing on the northwest and southwest panels. Above this, a stepped second stage features a relief carving of '1914 - 1919', transitioning to a carved cross with a wreath on the southeast side. The reduced third stage has a tapering octagonal shaft and a cushion capital, which is intricately carved with a thistle and regimental emblems, topped by a pelican with upraised wings.

The World War II memorial is a low square plinth that projects from the base of the World War I memorial at the southeast steps. It has bronze panels displaying the roll of honour on each face, topped by a continuous ribbon frieze that reads 'ALSO IN THE' 'SECOND WORLD WAR' '1939 - 1945', and features a full-size bronze figure of a mourning soldier. There is an additional inscription at the base that states 'KOREAN WAR 1950-53'.

Local climate

War Memorial, Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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