Grangemouth Spitfire Memorial — Attraction in Scotland

I only discovered this memorial last week by chance, I passed the Spitfire on a bus and had to go back to find out why it was there. It is a striking memorial comemorating the lives of young men who travelled from the four corners of the world to fight and ultimately gave their lives training to deliver the freedom we all enjoy and take for granted.

I can only thank these few and the thousands of others who never lived to sit free on a bench in the spring sunshine thinking of their sacrifice having read their names and brief details who they were and of the the future they helped...

It's in a quiet part of the town and easy to get to and park. There's plenty space to wander round the memorial with only a small fence to stop the over enthusiastic from climbing on top. It's well worth seeing and an excellent reminder of what contributed to saving our country. Take your camera and then it's...

Looks perfect location is important but is it accessible and safe housing one side of a busy road other side is industrial. Well kept well looked after and you have garage ascona refinery with a Gregg's alcohol essential groceries medicine toiletries, also a food van serving rolls sandwich and...