Arrochar and Tarbet War Memorial
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 12 May 2019
Last March we had to take a trip across to the west to Tarbet which is on (freshwater) Loch Lomond side. A narrow stretch of land (and hill) separates it from Arrochar on (sea) Loch Long. There’s only about a mile between them.
The Vikings once dragged their boats over the pass on rollers in order to stravaig up and down Loch Lomond.
The War Memorial lies beside the A 83 a bit nearer to Arrochar than Tarbet but covers both villages.
Reverse view:-
The dedication is unusual in using Roman Numerals. “In memory MCMXIV-XVIII. MCMXXXIX-XLV”
At the base of the memorial this plaque reads, “The villagers of Arrochar and Tarbet Commemorate 50 Years of Peace VE and VJ Days 1995. With gratitude to those who served.”
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