A parish memorial created after the First World War remains a focus for remembrance at the western side of the planned village.
Quick facts
- Date
- Ordered 1919; erected 28 September and unveiled 2 October 1920; later additions
- Architect / designer
- Maker and designer not identified in the checked public sources
- Type
- Stone parish war memorial with steps and inscribed panels
- Designation
- No linked statutory designation identified (focused search checked 4 September 2026)
- OS grid reference
- NY 24024 66289
Architecture and continuing use
The monument rises from a stepped base beside Annan Road, giving inscribed faces clear visibility from the surrounding open ground and village approach. Its masonry, plaques and later commemorative additions gather individual names within a deliberately prominent public setting. This record concerns the parish war memorial, not the separate Animals in War monument at the museum.
Its story
Dornock Parish’s memorial committee ordered the monument on 19 November 1919. It was erected on 28 September 1920 and unveiled four days later, providing a focus for grief after the First World War. Later inscriptions extended commemoration. Recent council reporting records continued care and recognition in regional war-memorial awards.
Why it is included
It links the planned factory village to parish identity, wartime loss and a century of public remembrance while remaining physically distinct from the factory and museum records.
What to notice
- The stepped base raising the memorial above roadside ground.
- Inscribed panels naming individuals rather than only battles.
- Its open relationship to Annan Road and the village edge.
Reading the surroundings
Approach only by safe public routes and take care beside traffic. Respect wreaths, ceremonies and other visitors; do not climb, clean or attach objects to the memorial.
Timeline
- 19 November 1919 The parish memorial committee formally ordered the monument.
- 28 September 1920 Masons completed its erection beside the village road.
- 2 October 1920 A public unveiling established the site as a focus for remembrance.
- 2024–2025 Council recognition recorded continuing local care of the memorial.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No linked statutory designation was identified in the focused search. The HER coordinate and georeferenced photograph fix the monument, but the checked sources do not securely name its designer or maker.
Sources & further reading
- The Devil’s Porridge Museum: Dornock Parish War Memorial booklet — Locally researched chronology for the memorial’s order, erection and unveiling in 1919–20.
- Dumfries and Galloway Council: Armed Forces Champion annual report 2024–25 — Recent official evidence for the maintained memorial’s recognition in the council war-memorial awards.
- SP Energy Networks: cultural-heritage technical appendix — Public environmental assessment identifying the Eastriggs war memorial as HER 25495 and supplying its mapped easting and northing.
- Geograph: Eastriggs War Memorial — Independent georeferenced photographic record used only to corroborate the monument’s roadside position and identity.
Location
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