William Wallace Statue

[cessna152towser]

In 1814 the 11th Earl of Buchan commissioned the construction of a giant statue of William Wallace in a prominent hillside spot at Bemersyde, overlooking the Tweed Valley.

Well worth the walk for a closer look

Muckle kilt; muckle sword; muckle targe

William Wallace's statue faces west and sees the sun setting beyond the Eildon Hills.

[porrick]

Nice. Looks like the perfect setting for such a statue

[Blu (Ontario)]

Great pictures!

Although I'm surprised that, for such a wonderful piece of art, history, and culture, the grounds around it aren't in a bit better shape. Oh well.

It's stood the test of time thus far.

[Tattoo Bradley]

Thanks for sharing!

[McClef]

Nice to know there are Wallace monuments in other parts of Scotland besides Stirling.

I bought a couple of Wallace fridge magnets in Edinburgh and its amazing how much he looked like Mel Gibson!

[Randy]

We were amused with the William Wallace statue in Stirling. The likeness of Mel Gibson inside a chain lick fence, with an inscription of "Freedom".

[nixphotography]

What a great set of photos. The sun set is gorgeous.


Brett

[Yaish]

Very cool statue, but according to Matt http://www.albanach.org/kilt.html it seems Wallace probably never wore a kilt.

[neo71665]

Very cool statue, but according to Matt http://www.albanach.org/kilt.html it seems Wallace probably never wore a kilt.

You mean the movie was wrong, lol


I was gonna bring that fact up.

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Another thing to add to my things to see list. Thanks for sharing the pictures, they are beautiful.