A bench dedicated to a Black Watch soldier who died in Afghanistan has been left littered with rubbish.
Bottles, cigarette packets and butts and plastic bags were strewn across Memorial Gardens in Kirkcaldy by revellers taking part in a late-night drinking session.
The majority of the mess was centred on a bench dedicated to Sergeant Sean Binnie, who was killed while serving with The Black Watch in Afghanistan in 2009.
A plaque on the bench reads: “In loving memory of our dad, Sgt. S. C. Binnie, 1986-2009, Black Watch, KIA Afghanistan, RIP Hero.”
An empty bottle of vodka, half-drunk mixers, beer bottles, a cigarette packet and a shopping bag were left by the bench, which sits just a few steps away from the First World War memorial in the park.
Rob Scott, chairman of the Fife branch of The Black Watch Association, was appalled when he heard of the mess.
He said: “What a sad indictment it is that this has happened. You would have thought that they would pay due attention to why the bench is there why do they have to do it?
“It is ridiculous. There are plenty of public places where you can sit and drink without having to desecrate a memorial, because that’s what the bench is a memorial.
“There could be a family who would want to sit there and contemplate a loved one they have lost.
“Why should they have to sit in that rubbish? Why do some people not respect these things?”