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The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a 67 m (220 ft) tower on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland. [1] It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish hero. [2] National Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills in autumn
Overlooked by the National Wallace Monument, ... station is on the electrified Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and is accessible by train from Stirling in under 5 ...
The hill is the site of William Wallace's HQ ahead of the battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, which was part of the Scottish Wars of Independence.. The hilltop was also defended during the Early Medieval Period, and features a vitrified hillfort, [4] destroyed by fire in the 6th or 7th centuries AD and then refortified in 8th or 9th centuries AD, as demonstrated by two phases of archaeological ...
Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling, Scotland.It is located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth.It is the junction for the branch line to Alloa and is also served by trains on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and long-distance services to Dundee and Aberdeen and to Inverness via the Highland Main Line.
Upload another image See more images Keir House, Home Farm Bridge of Allan NS7726799296 56°10′14″N 3°58′42″W / 56.170461°N 3.978276°W / 56.170461; -3.978276 (Keir House, Home Farm) Farm buildings by David Bryce, 1832, remodelled by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 1861 3918 Upload Photo Keir House, South Lodge Bridge of Allan NS7757099093 56°10′07″N 3°58′24″W ...
Nowadays, however, residents wishing to use the train must travel into the centre of Stirling. Introduction of a new station with a park-and-ride facility was proposed in the Strategic Transport Projects Review in 2009. [10] Bannockburn is served by the 38, 51 and C30 bus services.
Stirling Old Bridge with the Wallace Monument and Abbey Craig in the background, one of a series of local Crag and Tail hills. Stirling is renowned as the Gateway to the Highlands and is generally regarded as occupying a strategic position at the point where the flatter, largely undulating Scottish Lowlands meet the rugged slopes of the ...
Wallace Statue may refer to the following monuments in Scotland: Wallace Monument , Stirling, which has at its corner a statue of Wallace Statue of William Wallace, Aberdeen