Category: William Wallace
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William Wallace and Andrew Murray are getting a Stirling monument
A new monument is in the works for Stirling. When complete, visitors will see a massive depiction of William Wallace and his lesser-known counterpart Andrew Murray, the victors of Stirling Bridge. The steel artwork will measure over 26 ft high and cost roughly £150,000. The sculptor is Malcolm Robertson, an award-winning artist who beat out a half…
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The Real Location of Stirling Bridge
Unlike the depiction in Braveheart (1995), the Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought near a wooden bridge, and not in an open field. Before the English could finish crossing, the Scots attacked. In the frenzy to retreat back over the bridge, the whole thing collapse in the River Forth. Many of the English drowned while those trapped…
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An Alternative Design to the National Wallace Monument
The same year that America broke out into a civil war, the Scots and English began construction on their National Wallace Monument. The massive structure was not complete until 1869 and it stands to this day on the Abbey Craig as an imposing structure over Stirling and the River Forth. Here is the monument in…
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The Strategic Importance of Stirling, Scotland
As part of tracking the warpath of William Wallace, this article looks at the strategic importance of Stirling. In the conquest and defense of Scotland, there is no location more important than Stirling where Wallace (d. 1305) and Andrew Murray (d. 1297) made their successful stand against the invading English in 1297. Scotland is what…
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16 Years on the Warpath of William Wallace
When I was 15 yrs old, my parents took me to see Braveheart. It was a violent film, but they seemed to tolerate that sort of thing as long as there was history or an important message involved. This film had both. I was enamored by the kilts, the brutality of the fighting, and the…