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War Memorial

Glynn, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of War Memorial, Glynn, Mid and East Antrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Record only (not listed)
Grade
Record Only
Type
Memorial
Date of construction
1920 - 1939
Address
War Memorial, Main Road, Glynn, Larne, Co Antrim
Townland
Glynn
Council
Mid and East Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.82769, -5.81113
Date of survey
05 September 1997
HB reference
HB06/06/008

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1900 map "Ireland" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1906 · Edinburgh. Scottish Lake District. Index Map: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Scotland - southern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A war memorial in the form of an obelisk surmounting a high square pedestral and stepped base, surrounded by a low plinth wall, all constructed of dressed granite. It stands in the middle of the village at the centre of a road junction.

Historical information

Erected as a memorial to the men of Glynn, Magheramorne and Raloo who died in the 1st World War.

References - Primary

1. Inscription on memorial

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This is a memorial of local interest which forms a landmark in the village, but is of little architectural interest.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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