C4316 : War memorial, City walls

taken 3 years ago, near to Londonderry, Northern Ireland

This is 1 of 8 images, with title starting with War in this square
War memorial, City walls
War memorial, City walls
City walls - Derry / Londonderry

Originally there were only four entrances (or Gates) into the walled city i.e. Bishop's Gate, Shipquay Gate, Ferryquay Gate and Butcher's Gate - arranged in a cross pattern with the Diamond as its centre. Later were added New Gate (1789), Castle Gate (1803) and Magazine Gate (1865). The original Gates were themselves re-built in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

War Memorials

War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many were then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms, the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings.
Many memorials are grade II listed, 61 are II* listed, LinkExternal link*_listed_war_memorials_in_England
& 12 are Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
A search for memorials can be carried out at LinkExternal link

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C4316, 1698 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 21 October, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Defence, Military 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 4356 1685 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.8337N 7:19.2078W
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Irish: geotagged! C 4356 1685
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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