A seated bronze woman gives Alyth’s principal war memorial an unusually reflective character at the approach to the town centre.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1921
- Architect / designer
- Kellock Brown
- Type
- Bronze war memorial and memorial garden
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB4364)
- OS grid reference
- NO 25001 47922
Architecture and continuing use
Kellock Brown’s life-size seated female figure rests on a substantial ashlar plinth carrying bronze commemorative panels. The low, composed silhouette differs from the obelisks and standing soldiers used for many contemporary memorials.
Its story
The memorial was created in 1921 after the First World War and later served successive acts of local remembrance. Council records identify the memorial and garden as common-good-associated space, and recent remembrance processions continue to use it.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a distinctive work of public sculpture and its continuing communal importance in the Market Muir setting.
What to notice
- The seated rather than standing bronze figure.
- Bronze name panels set into the stone plinth.
- The memorial’s open relationship with its garden and road approaches.
Reading the surroundings
Approach by public paths and treat the monument as a place of remembrance. Do not climb, sit on the plinth or touch the bronze, and yield space during ceremonies.
Timeline
- 1921 Kellock Brown created the bronze and ashlar memorial.
- 1971 The monument entered the statutory list.
- 2025 Alyth’s remembrance procession continued from the parish church to the memorial.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The concise national record does not explain the figure’s intended identity or symbolism, so interpretation remains cautious.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Alyth War Memorial, LB4364 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB4364 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
- Perth & Kinross Council: memorial-site classification — Council evidence identifying Alyth’s principal war memorial within public-space management.
- Perth & Kinross Council: 2025 public processions — Recent remembrance procession route to the Alyth memorial.
Location
OS grid reference NO 25001 47922 · Location confidence: High: the current national designation supplies an exact mapped National Grid Reference; public text separately states access and current-use uncertainty. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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