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Title
Invergordon Polish War Monument
Date
1947
Medium
stone & concrete
Measurements
H 300 x W 120 x D 80 cm (E);
Plinth: H 30 x W 200 x D 150 cm (E)
Accession number
IV18_DO_S042
Acquisition method
gift from Polish Soldiers
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Invergordon Community Council
Custodian
Invergordon Community Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
memorial garden plaque: THIS MEMORIAL WAS FIRST RESTORED / TO COMMEMORATE / THE MILLENIUM OF CHRISTIANITY IN POLAND / 966-1966 / AND WAS DEDICATED BY THE / BISHOP OF ABERDEEN ON 22nd MAY 1966. / In 1987 Ross and Cromarty District Council / renovated the monument and replanted / the garden previously provided by / Invergordon Town Council; front (south) plaque: 25ty Po,.Baon.Piech./ Invergordon / 1945; right (east) plaque: for / your and / our / freedom; left (west) plaque: za/wasza/wolność/i/naszą; rear (north) plaque: Polish Forces / 25-Jnl. Batt. / Invergordon / 1945
