What is recorded here

Stirling Castle, Esplanade, South African War Memorial stands on the castle esplanade as a twentieth-century war memorial in Stirling, Scotland. The official record gives its point to the nearest metre but does not say whether the public may enter the place. A person may have walked past it for years, knowing only that the stones marked a war and that the castle towered behind them.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stirling Castle, Esplanade, South African War Memorial as War Memorial (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Stirling Castle, Esplanade, South African War Memorial was built in the early 20th century to commemorate Scottish soldiers who fought in the South African War (1899–1902). It is important as a historical and cultural landmark reflecting Scotland's military involvement in the conflict.

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