RESIDENTS of Girvan came together to mark the 186th anniversary of the death of Special Constable Alexander Ross.
The memorial was held in his honour on Wednesday, July 12 on the roadside of the A77.
Retired and serving police officers, council members and residents of the town paid their respects at the service that was conducted by Rev John Gillies, former chaplain of Strathclyde Police.
Special Constable Ross was an officer in Girvan and was shot and killed in the execution of his duty on July, 12, 1831 by a Maybole man during an Orange Walk which developed into a riot.
A memorial stone can be found on the west side of the A77 about mid-way between the Railway Bridge and the roundabout at the north end of Girvan.
It originally stood where the roundabout is situated at the former junction of the A77 and the Old Dailly Road.
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