Portree War Memorial - a photo on Flickriver

            The Portree War Memorial was built in the early 1920s and dedicated in 1922. It’s designed in the Scottish Mercat Cross design from a plan by Elgin architect John Whittet.

One of the men who helped construct the memorial was Skye builder Thomas MacFarlane. This would have been a particularly poignant experience for him as his son John MacFarlane was one of those whose names was inscribed.

John MacFarlane served with the 4th Cameron Highlanders, and letters that he wrote home to his family in Portree have survived – preserved at the Skye Museum of Highland Life. John writes with gratitude for the many things which his family thought to send him: cakes, sweets and on occasion even eggs.

Tragically, John along with many of his fellow Cameron Highlanders, was killed at the Battle of Festubert in Northern France in May 1915.

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Portree (show map)

Taken on: October 27, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS M100, f/4.0, 1/125 sec, 17mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS M100
Lens:	Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Photos 4.0
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