Driving along the B 9040 on the way from Duffus to Burghead through the village of Cummingston I spotted this and of course had to stop to photograph it. I had never heard of Cummingston before.

It’s a simple War Memorial standing in front of someone’s house. Ten Great War names – including two Robertsons. One name from World War 2.

The village of Duffus itself was once called New Duffus, and lies just to the west of old Duffus where only the old church remains.

It has a War Memorial situated in the grounds of the more modern Duffus Kirk.

It is a simple stone cross on a hexagonal pillar above a hexagonal plinth, Duffus Kirk behind:-

Dedications and names:-

Names:-

There is a Commonwealth War Grave in the kirkyard. Private D More, Seaforth Highlanders, 22/4/1918, aged 22:-

Plus a gravestone with a Second World War death dedication to James Grant, killed in Belgium, 1940, aged 19:-

The kirkyard also contains a military grave, that of chief Technician Dennis M Robertson, RAF, 3/8/1992, aged 53:-

The village of Duffus is a  mile or so from Duffus Castle.

It is home to another ancient monument in St Peter’s Church. This plaque is on the wall by the site entrance:-

An information board is in the grounds:-

The church itself:-

Interior:-

Once again, as at Duffus Castle we heard the sound of a jet fighter. This time I remembered to take a video:-