Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial

Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial is a memorial in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial is situated nearby to the building Montrose Lifeboat Station, as well as near Montrose Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Lifeboat Station and Montrose railway station.

Montrose Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Montrose Lifeboat Station is located at Wharf Street, in the harbour town and former royal burgh of Montrose, on the North Sea coast, 30 miles northeast of Dundee, in Angus, Scotland. Montrose Lifeboat Station is situated 330 feet east of Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial.

Montrose railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Montrose railway station serves the town of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley, between Arbroath and Laurencekirk. Montrose railway station is situated 2,300 feet north of Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial.

Montrose Museum

Museum

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montrose Museum opened in 1842 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The museum came into being when in 1841 the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society started a fund to expand its space; in order to house its curiosities and wonders ranging from geological and ethnographical artefacts to a collection of natural history objects and fine art. Montrose Museum is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montrose and Ferryden.

Montrose

Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montrose is a small port in Angus, midway between Dundee and Aberdeen in northeast Scotland. In 2022 its population was 11,200.

Ferryden

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferryden is a village in Angus, Scotland in the community council area of Ferryden & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of Montrose on the south bank of the South Esk and is considered a fringe locality of Montrose, being connected to the latter by the former Rossie Island, now home to shipping facilities and Montrose Port Authority.

Fishtown of Usan

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fishtown of Usan is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial.

Bamse (Royal Norwegian Navy Dog) Memorial

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “BAMSE / Life Saving Heroic WWII Norwegian Sea Dog / 1937-1944 / died and buried at Montrose / Crew Member / Royal Norwegian Navy Minesweeper Thorodd / Unveiled 17th October 2006 / by / Captain His Royal Highness The Duke Of York, KG, KCVO”
Category: historic site
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.70665° or 56° 42′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.47376° or 2° 28′ 26″ west

Inception

2006

Open location code

9C8VPG4G+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4112901653

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Bridge and South Esk Viaduct.

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