War Memorial, Traquair is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. War memorial.
War Memorial, Traquair
- WRENN ID
- standing-roof-autumn
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1971
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- NT 330 346
- Coordinates
- 55.60095, -3.06404
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The War Memorial in Traquair, built in 1920, commemorates those who served during the First World War from 1914 to 1918. It features a rustic cross mounted on a boulder base, situated within a cobbled area that is enclosed by painted wrought-iron railings. The memorial consists of a rusticated sandstone shaft and cross, which have polished angle margins, and a rock-faced granite base.
On the principal elevation, the cross and shaft are roughly hewn and divided into two sections. The central boss is carved with a cross and has a moulded surround, while the lateral arms bear the inscription "LEST WE FORGET." The shaft is inscribed with the names of the deceased. The large boulder base is complemented by an additional small sloped stone at the center. The rectangular railing enclosure includes a gate on the right side.
Local climate
War Memorial, Traquair sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 43 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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