Douglas, South Lanarkshire

Today on our way home from Manchester we detoured through Douglas and had a look at the war memorial and St Bride's Kirk.
The war memorial top right is dedicated to soldiers "who laid down their lives in the Great Wars 1914-1919 and 1939-1945", "honouring the 230 comrades of Douglas"
I thought the memorial was quite unusual, it has a crucifixion on a Celtic cross, I don't think I've seen one quite as religious like that before.
The ruin of St Bride's Kirk was once the parish church of Douglas, the remains consist of the choir and the south side of the nave, both late 14th century. The clock tower was added in the 16th century. Apparently the clock dates from 1565 and is thought to be the oldest working clock in Scotland.
Douglasdale was the original power base of the Black Douglases who gained enormously throughout their support of Robert the Bruce during the War of Independence with England in the early 14th century. By 1400 they were the most powerful family in Southern Scotland, however this position brought them into conflict with the Stewart King James 11 and in 1455 they were over thrown.
We were a bit late to get into the Kirk, a local lady is the key holder and we felt it was a bit late on a holiday Monday to disturb her, so we'll probably call in another time.