Lauder Memorial, Invernoaden is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 May 2006. Memorial.

Lauder Memorial, Invernoaden

WRENN ID
sheer-threshold-river
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 May 2006
Type
Memorial
OS grid reference
NS 121 976
Coordinates
56.13409, -5.02464
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Lauder Memorial, built by Harry Lauder in memory of his son John, who was killed in action in 1916, is located on a steep knoll south of Invernoaden. This memorial is notable for its artistic significance as a piece of memorial art and its association with Lauder, a prominent Scottish entertainer in the early 20th century, who owned the nearby Glenbranter estate.

The memorial features a main structure and two additional memorials, all positioned at the top of the knoll and enclosed by ornate cast iron railings. The main memorial consists of a large square block of masonry made from squared whin and rusticated red sandstone dressings, set on a plinth with four steps and topped with an overhanging pyramidal cap. The plaque and inscription are located on the southwest side and are presented in three stages. Stone corbels support a wide plinth that bears a short inscription. Above this, a pair of winged victory figures and a second female figure flank the principal inscription, both gazing upward at a pediment plaque that features a low-relief bust of John Lauder in uniform within a roundel.

To the north, the two additional memorials commemorate Ann Vallance, Harry Lauder's wife, and her parents. Both are granite Celtic crosses adorned with incised knotwork.

Local climate

Lauder Memorial, Invernoaden sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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