Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 20:00 on 23 August 2023
We passed through Maybole on our trip to Ayrshire. I missed its War Memorial (but subsequently found it is here, just outside the town)
However in the town centre there was this Great War Centenary Figure and installation:-
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 17 November 2019
Kirkoswald is just south of Maybole in Ayrshiire, Scotland. Its War Memorial is a granite Celtic cross on a square plinth.
This side is dedicated to the Great War 1914 – 1919. “Erected by public subscription in memory of those from this district who fell and as a token of gratitude to those who served in the cause of honour and freedom.” Then, “Those who fell.”
Reverse. Inscribed, “1939 – 1945. Lost in Action.”
Unusually this memorial also includes the names of those who served:-
