We took a trip to Clackmannanshire on Saturday.

On the way the good lady noticed the War Memorial in Pool Of Muckhart so coming back I stopped and photographed it.

It’s a nice one made from a big block of stone.

The first name on it is of a Brigadier General, one W Scott-Moncrieff. I cannot recall ever seeing the name of someone with such a high rank on a War Memorial before.

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By the way if you think Pool Of Muckhart is a weird name for a village then try the next one along, going eastwards on the A 91. It’s weirder. It’s called Yetts O’ Muckhart.

Muckhart apparently means pig-height. There may have been pig farms on the hill at one time. A yett is a gate.

Edited to add: There’s a list of the names on the memorial here – though Muckhart is mis-spelled as Muchart – and also some details of Brig Gen Scott-Moncrieff’s military career, more of which can be seen on this site. The Brig General’s grave is in Turkey.