Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Macduff HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 1pm - 4pm (guide available) ArchitectName John Fowlie OpeningDate1 17/9/2017 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 15002 Refreshments No Street The street address Macduff War Memorial AddressLine2 Cankers Knowe Postcode AB44 1XL Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Macduff, The War Memorial Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived aberdeenshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 367 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.66761,-2.496859; Description An account of the resource <p>This imposing structure was constructed to John Fowlie?s design by two experienced, and indeed elderly,?masons, Alexander Brown and Magnus Johnstone, between April 1921 and October 1922. The octagonal tower of rusticated and rock faced ashlar, all of Kemnay granite, it is 21 meters (63 feet) high.</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">On plaques around it are the names of Macduff?s war dead in two world wars and later. Visitors on Doors Open Day can climb the stairs to the top where there is a breath-taking view of sea and mountains, and of the two towns, Banff and Macduff, below it. The War Memorial is itself a landmark to mariners from the sea. </span></p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource between April 1921 and October 1922.