Bannockburn National War Memorial

It is common to find monuments to the dead of the First and Second World Wars in every town and village in the UK. Here in Bannockburn there is a small fenced park with benches and flowers, and a small obelisk to remember those ve died in the line of duty. It's a quiet place, usually fairly empty. One thing that makes it unusual is that the monument only commemorates the First World War; it seems that no residents of Bannockburn died during the second.

It's definitely one of the most peaceful places in Bannockburn, with the walls separating it from the neighboring, much noisier park, which