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Kingsmills Memorial (Kingsmill Road)

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Memorial ID No.:
1295
Memorial Title:
Kingsmills Memorial (Kingsmill Road)
Commemorating:
The ten Protestant civilians killed in an Republican gun attack.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
05 January 1976
Description:
Small metal cross on sloping ground at the side of a road, with three rough steps. Wreaths of flowers and small wooden crosses.
Inscription(s):
n.a.
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Location Address:
Kingsmill Road, Kingsmills, Whitecross (near),
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT60 ???
Location Guide:
On the Kingsmill Road, approximately 700 metres east of the Kingsmills crossroads.
Map Grid Ref:
IJ011307
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 301109, Y: 330725
Previous Location:
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Nature:
Civilian
Physical Type:
Other, Cross
Physical Materials:
Metal Iron, Flowers
Setting:
Road
Access:
Public Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
Commissioned By:
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
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First Viewed:
25 March 2009
Last Viewed:
25 March 2009
Photographs:
6
Comments:
This is the 'informal' memorial at the site of the killings; the main memorial is in the centre of Bessbrook (see Memorial No.1294)
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh

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