The Remembrance room
The remembrance of all of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 has always been the principle focus of Dryfesdale Lodge Visitor Centre and in conjunction with the Garden of Remembrance, the Trust has sough to create a compassionate environment for all visitors and provide space for the many and varied forms remembrance can take.
Designed in consultation with Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Inc. and Syracuse University, the Remembrance room aims to provide an understanding of the events of December 21st 1988, the months that followed and the ongoing investigation and legal trials.
Central to the room is the Lockerbie memorial quilt, created to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing. Accompanied by the memorial book, On Eagles’ Wings, the Quilt provides a lasting tribute to all those who lost their lives in the bombing of Pan AM Flight 103.
A digital version of On Eagles’ Wings is available courtesy of Syracuse University Libraries:
Click here for 'On Eagles' Wings'
The Garden of Remembrance
The initial memorial at Dryfesdale Cemetery consisted of three simple granite stones placed in a Memorial Garden. In January 1989 a black casket containing the ashes of unidentified victims was interred at this site, commemorating 17 people never found.
In the following months, families began placing memorial plaques in the garden. These plaques dedicated to individuals or groups of people, highlighted the need for a memorial bearing the names of all victims.
On December 21st 1989, the granite memorial wall was dedicated to all 270 victims as part of a service to mark the 1st anniversary. The anniversary is still commemorated each year, both with public services and individual remembrance.
The Garden of Remembrance is open every day of the year, for all who wish to visit and remember.
For more information, and archive photos, please see this document:
Help and Support
Visits to Dryfesdale Cemetery, the Garden of Remembrance, Dryfesdale Lodge, Tundergarth Memorial room, or any of the sites linked to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 can have a profound emotional effect on anyone, regardless of a direct personal connections to the events.
The organisation below can be reached out to for support at anytime for those that feel they need to speak with someone and receive help and support with mental health.
Please click on either of the above images to access their mental health resources.