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Burghead War Memorial

Burghead War Memorial is situated at the road junction of Park Street and Grant Street. It is a lion surmounted stone pillar atop a square plinth:-

War Memorial, Burghead

The Great War and Second World War dedications are on the facing aspect above:-

Burghead War Memorial Dedications

To the west and east sides are names for both wars:-

Names, War Memorial, Burghead

Names, Burghead War Memorial

The north side has only Great War names:-

Great War Names, Burghead War Memorial 4

 

Burghead Well

Burghead Well, it seems, is something of a mystery.

When we picked the keys up from the visitor centre situated above the harbour the custodian told us the well contained freash water but was tidal. Well it is near the sea and estuaries are tidal.

Burghead Well Entrance From Gate

Information board (to left above):-

Burghead Well Information Board

Entrance:-

Entrance to Burghead Well

Steps in Water of Burghead Well:-

Steps in Water of Burghead Well

The Well (note floating football!):-

Burghead Well

Wall and roof:-

Burghead Well Wall + Roof

Ceiling:-

Ceiling, Burghead Well

Burghead Pictish Fort

Burghead stands on a promontory sticking out into the Moray Firth. We visited because we had read of the ancient chambered well there.

To visit the well requires picking up the key from the visitor centre. This, it transpired, was hard by the remains of a Pictish Fort though to be the oldest in Scotland. Apparently about half the Fort was destroyed when the town was built in the early 19th century.

Plaque by edge of Fort:-

Diagram of Pictish Fort, Burghead

Site of Fort. The Visitor Centre can be seen beyond. (It’s the white building.):-

Remains of Pictish Fort, Burghead

 

Cummingston War Memorial

Driving along the B 9040 on the way from Duffus to Burghead through the village of Cummingston I spotted this and of course had to stop to photograph it. I had never heard of Cummingston before.

It’s a simple War Memorial standing in front of someone’s house. Ten Great War names – including two Robertsons. One name from World War 2.

Cummingston War Memorial

 

 

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