Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head

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Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head is a World War I monument on Orkney’s Marwick Head cliffs commemorating Lord Kitchener and the crew who died in the sinking of HMS Hampshire in 1916.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I memorial
monument
war memorial
associatedWith First World War
linked to: World War I

HMS Hampshire
commemorates Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
crew of HMS Hampshire
commemoratesDate 5 June 1916
commemoratesEvent sinking of HMS Hampshire
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Lord Kitchener
sailors lost on HMS Hampshire
hasAccess coastal footpath at Marwick Head
hasFunction commemoration of war dead
historical landmark
hasHeritageStatus listed building
hasName Kitchener Memorial
Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head
hasPart commemorative plaques
stone tower
hasView North Atlantic
heritageDesignation Category B listed building
locatedIn Mainland, Orkney
linked to: Orkney Mainland

Marwick Head
Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands
Scotland
locatedNear village of Marwick
locatedOn cliffs of Marwick Head
sea cliffs
material stone
memorialType military memorial
naval disaster memorial
nearbyFeature Marwick Bay
Marwick Head RSPB reserve
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
site of the sinking of HMS Hampshire
partOf World War I memorials in Scotland
war memorials in Orkney
subjectOf World War I remembrance
maritime disaster commemoration
touristAttraction yes

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HMS Hampshire memorial Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head
Birsay touristAttraction Kitchener Memorial at Marwick Head
linked to: Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head
Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head hasName Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head