Kitchener Memorial
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Kitchener Memorial is a World War I memorial tower on the Orkney island of Birsay in Scotland, commemorating Lord Kitchener and those lost with him when HMS Hampshire sank in 1916.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kitchener Memorial canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tower
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | footpath from nearby car park ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | tower ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Orkney
ⓘ
Towers in Scotland ⓘ World War I memorials in Scotland ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Lord Kitchener
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
those lost in the sinking of HMS Hampshire ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | sinking of HMS Hampshire ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfEventCommemorated | 5 June 1916 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInscription | inscription commemorating Lord Kitchener and those lost with him ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMemorial | HMS Hampshire commemorative wall ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | HMS Hampshire wreck area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 15 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birsay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Marwick Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orkney Mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ clifftop ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
site of the sinking of HMS Hampshire ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Orkney Islands Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Birsay parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | remembrance ceremonies on anniversaries of the sinking of HMS Hampshire ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1926 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.