Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. Turnberry War memorial A double Celtic Cross erected by the people of Kirkoswald Parish in 1923 to honour those airmen stationed at Turnberry Air Field who died during the First World War. In November 1990, four sections . were added to the base of the memorial bearing the names of those who died at Turnberry during the Second World War. View from 12th green to the memorial
Situated on the hill overlooking the 12th green of Turnberry Golf Course, the memorial is a tall, slender granite double Celtic cross on a pedestal with an inverted sword and the RAF Crest on the face at the head of the cross. It was erected by the people of Kirkoswald Parish in 1923 to honour those airmen stationed at Turnberry Air Field who died during the First World War. In November 1990, four sections were added to the base of the memorial bearing the names of those who died at Turnberry during the Second World War. Many of those named on the memorial are buried at Dunure Cemetery and one American Airman who died in the First World War is buried in Doune Cemetery, Girvan.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: West side of Turnberry Airfield (NS20NW )
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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