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.

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Kitchener Memorial canonical 5

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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
those lost in the sinking of HMS Hampshire
commemoratesEvent sinking of HMS Hampshire
conflictCommemorated World War I
country Scotland
dateOfEventCommemorated 5 June 1916
dedicatedTo Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
hasInscription inscription commemorating Lord Kitchener and those lost with him
hasNearbyMemorial HMS Hampshire commemorative wall
hasViewOf HMS Hampshire wreck area
height approximately 15 metres
heritageDesignation Category B listed building
heritageDesignationCountry Scotland
inception 1926
locatedIn Birsay
Mainland, Orkney
linked to: Orkney Mainland

Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
locatedNear Marwick Head
locatedOn Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orkney Mainland
clifftop
materialUsed stone
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
site of the sinking of HMS Hampshire
ownedBy Orkney Islands Council
region Birsay parish
subjectOf remembrance ceremonies on anniversaries of the sinking of HMS Hampshire
touristAttraction yes
unveiled 1926

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Birsay contains Kitchener Memorial
Marwick Head cliffs hasViewOf Kitchener Memorial
Marwick Head cliffs near Kitchener Memorial
Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head hasName Kitchener Memorial
Marwick Head hasStructure Kitchener Memorial