Summer works to shore up Forfar’s Balmashanner war memorial
ByNews reporter
Kris Miller, Courier, 02/05/11. Picture today shows Forfar War memorial on Balmashanner Hill. Access to the memorial is to be restricted whilst work is carried out. See Forfar for story.
A summer works programme is planned for Balmashanner war memorial in Forfar.
The 1921 monument, which overlooks the town from the south, was previously identified as being in need of around £90,000 of repair work, including conservation of the turret.
Under a plan due to get under way in late summer or early autumn, the C-listed structure is scheduled to undergo a project which will see the bartisan tied to the main tower with galvanised metal straps.
Other conservation measures and landscaping are included in a proposal for which Angus Council has lodged an application for listed building consent.
Forfar Community Council said it is “heartened” by the plan.
Summer works to shore up Forfar’s Balmashanner war memorial
